Vahav Surname
Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname
Vahav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,168 | 1:656,734 | 30,953 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Nepal | 13 | 1:2,190,843 | 8,518 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Vahav (961) may also be a first name.
Vahav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vahav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vahav (Hindi: वहाव, Marathi: वहाव) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vahav.
How Common Is The Last Name Vahav? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 311,995th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,042,741 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Vahav live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 260,237th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 961 people.
The surname Vahav is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 1,168 people, or 1 in 656,734. In India Vahav is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 58 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 8 percent are found. Not including India this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent are found and Nepal, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vhav | 89 | 9 | / |
| Vaav | 89 | 7 | / |
| Vahaf | 80 | 30 | / |
| Wahav | 80 | 27 | / |
| Vahaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vashv | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vav | 75 | 266 | / |
| Vaishv | 73 | 72 | / |
| Bahayv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaheev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vhahab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahaav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baav | 67 | 7,128 | / |
| Phav | 67 | 1,827 | / |
| Vaab | 67 | 245 | / |
| Vhab | 67 | 88 | / |
| Vavh | 67 | 67 | / |
| Waav | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vauv | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vaiv | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vasv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huav | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vavs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vgav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaishvz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vavz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uaav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vavd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvav | 67 | 1 | / |
Vahav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vahav in the Hindi language | ||
| वहाव | vahava | 93.43 |
| वाहव | vahava | 4.2 |
| वाहाव | vahava | 1.09 |
| वहव | vahava | 0.55 |
| वहाब | vahaba | 0.36 |
| Vahav in the Marathi language | ||
| वहाव | vahava | 71.67 |
| अवहाव | avahava | 20 |
| वाहव | vahava | 5 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vahav
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