Yahova Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Yahova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1731:40,3402,966
Ukraine331:1,379,476113,823
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Yahova (21) may also be a first name.

Yahova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yahova is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahova? popularity and diffusion

Yahova is the 1,152,132nd most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Yahova are found; 83 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 21 people.

This last name is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 40,340. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 30 percent reside, Shumen Province, where 18 percent reside and Razgrad Province, where 13 percent reside. Not including Bulgaria Yahova is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yayhova921/
Yaova9133/
Yohova8321/
Jahova833/
Yahowa832/
Yahouba7738/
Yahovoi7722/
Jahovaj778/
Jahovah771/
Yahohua771/
Yaoba7397/
Yaowa7366/
Yaofa732/
Yaouba6734,821/
Yaowai6758/
Jahowa6741/
Yaouwa6711/
Yaowat672/
Yaohuo672/
Yohowa672/
Yaowap671/
Yaobai671/
Yauoba671/
Jaovah671/
Jaovad671/

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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 Yahova
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