Zhova Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Zhova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 170 | 1:90,813 | 13,040 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Zhova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zhova (Russian: Жова) is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zhova click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhova? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,300,225th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Zhova are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Zhova is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 90,813. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 43 percent are found, Harare Province, where 25 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 14 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhova in the Russian language | ||
| Жова | zova | - |
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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 Zhova
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