Zakova Surname
Approximately 507 people bear this surname
Zakova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 126 | 1:55,388 | 3,717 |
| Slovakia | 82 | 1:65,079 | 12,610 |
| Albania | 68 | 1:42,854 | 5,917 |
| Russia | 45 | 1:3,202,735 | 169,516 |
| North Macedonia | 33 | 1:63,681 | 6,407 |
| Latvia | 28 | 1:73,216 | 10,778 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 1:497,721 | 37,801 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Zaková (68), Žakova (31), Žaková (461), Záková (1), Žáková (5,836) & Źáková (1) are calculated separately.
Zakova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zakova (Russian: Закова) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Zaková, Žakova, Žaková, Záková, Žáková or Źáková. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakova? popularity and diffusion
Zakova is the 609,992nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Zakova reside; 46 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 31 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 55,388. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 27 percent live, Sofia Province, where 17 percent live and Blagoevgrad Province, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Bulgaria this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 16 percent live and Albania, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zakova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zakova in the Russian language | ||
| Закова | zakova | - |
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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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