Zahova Surname
Approximately 610 people bear this surname
Zahova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 520 | 1:13,421 | 1,391 |
| North Macedonia | 77 | 1:27,292 | 3,416 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Zahová (7) & Záhová (7) are calculated separately.
Zahova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zahova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zahova occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Zahová or Záhová. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zahova? popularity and diffusion
Zahova is the 530,215th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. The surname Zahova is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Zahova reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Zahova is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 520 people, or 1 in 13,421. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 34 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 32 percent are found and Pazardzhik Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Bulgaria it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 13 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahová | 94 | 7 | / |
| Zahovai | 92 | 19 | / |
| Zahovay | 92 | 10 | / |
| Dzahova | 92 | 2 | / |
| Zaova | 91 | 77 | / |
| Záhová | 89 | 7 | / |
| Dzhahova | 86 | 52 | / |
| Zohova | 83 | 26 | / |
| Cahova | 83 | 14 | / |
| Zaouva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zaňova | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zhohova | 77 | 163 | / |
| Chahova | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tsahova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dzhaova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Caova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Csahoova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahová | 67 | 778 | / |
| Chaova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zaňová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zohová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zaouwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zhaofa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Záňova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhaowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čahová | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zahova
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