Zovu Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Zovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Zovu (27) may also be a first name.
Zovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zovu (Russian: Зову) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zovu? popularity and diffusion
Zovu is the 2,352,516th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zovu are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Zovu is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 27 people.
This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zgovu | 89 | 10 | / |
| Zovud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zhovu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zovhu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dzhovu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zovuch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zobu | 75 | 1,404 | / |
| Sovu | 75 | 120 | / |
| Jovu | 75 | 100 | / |
| Zavu | 75 | 26 | / |
| Zowu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Covu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zevu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Xovu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Şovu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zavou | 67 | 926 | / |
| Zobou | 67 | 413 | / |
| Zabou | 67 | 313 | / |
| Chovu | 67 | 237 | / |
| Sovau | 67 | 159 | / |
| Sovut | 67 | 72 | / |
| Szavu | 67 | 64 | / |
| Zobus | 67 | 54 | / |
| Djovu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Zawou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Zavut | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zouwu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Zowou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zobut | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sjovu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Shovu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sovup | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zonpu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zovoe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ciovu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zuowu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sovou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jouvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsovu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Covuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zobau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szávu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zavhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zavus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jovhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zobeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeveu | 67 | 1 | / |
Zovu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zovu in the Russian language | ||
| Зову | zovu | - |
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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 Zovu
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