Şova Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Şova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania321:627,43344,366
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Sova (21,879) & Šova (10) are calculated separately.

Şova Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Şova Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Şova occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Sova or Šova. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Şova? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Şova is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Şova reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 627,433. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Bacău County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Romania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Moldova, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sova9221,879/
Šova9210/
Şovea8958/
Şov862/
Zova75318/
Çova7515/
Xova751/
Shova6714,944/
Sovea67617/
Chova67582/
Souva67407/
Sovau67159/
Çovaç67149/
Siova67118/
Sovay67112/
Suova6797/
Sovat6775/
Zsova6766/
Szova6757/
Zovea6755/
Sovha6752/
Zoova6735/
Soova6727/
Çovas6726/
Sovah6719/
Şavaz6719/
Zovah6711/
Sovai6710/
Soiva679/
Sovas678/
Sovaj676/
Sotva676/
Zouva675/
Sohva675/
Sovad674/
Sovga674/
Sovaa673/
Xouva671/
Sovap670/

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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 Şova
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