Yahov Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Yahov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yahov 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
Bulgaria1821:38,3462,854
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Yahov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yahov occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Yahov live; 93 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 38,346. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 24 percent live, Shumen Province, where 19 percent live and Razgrad Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Bulgaria this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 4 percent live and Greece, where 1 percent live.

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
Yayhov911/
Yahouv911/
Yaov892/
Yayhova831/
Yaova8033/
Yohov8013/
Yahow803/
Yoahv801/
Jahov801/
Yauov801/
Yahoub7348/
Yahoof733/
Jahaov732/
Yaahob731/
Hyahow730/
Yoav67270/
Yaow6716/
Yaob675/
Yoov674/
Yaof671/
Yoavova671/
Yahhoub671/
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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 Yahov
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