Zahova Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Zahova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5201:13,4211,391
North Macedonia771:27,2923,416
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahová947/
Zahovai9219/
Zahovay9210/
Dzahova922/
Zaova9177/
Záhová897/
Dzhahova8652/
Zohova8326/
Cahova8314/
Zaouva831/
Zaňova831/
Zhohova77163/
Chahova7712/
Tsahova774/
Dzhaova772/
Caova732/
Zaowa732/
Csahoova711/
Cahová67778/
Chaova6714/
Zaňová6710/
Zohová675/
Zaouwa674/
Zhaofa673/
Záňova672/
Zhaowa671/
Čahová671/

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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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