Family name Alihanov (Алиханов 
, Alihanov 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Alihanov is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare surname, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. Much less frequently, Alihanov is the forename as well as the last name.