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
The last name Zahova is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Zahová or Záhová. Click here for further possible spellings of Zahova.
How Common Is The Last Name Zahova? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 530,215th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 520 people, or 1 in 13,421. In Bulgaria Zahova is most common in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 34 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 32 percent live and Pazardzhik Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Bulgaria Zahova occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 13 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
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
- 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 Zahova
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