Vahev Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Vahev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vahev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Vahev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vahev Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Vahev (Marathi: वाहेव) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vahev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Vahev occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Vahev live; 50 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Vahev is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 3,489,452. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Bulgaria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vahevd912/
Vaheev911/
Vaev8972/
Vahiv803/
Bahev801/
Wahev801/
Fahev801/
Bahaev73325/
Vaephe733/
Vaaheb732/
Faheev732/
Baheev732/
Waheev731/
Voev67166/
Faev67110/
Vaew677/
Vajhaiv674/
Waev672/
Veuv671/
Vaef671/
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Vahev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vahev in the Marathi language
वाहेवvaheva-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vahev
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