Last name Sava (Sava 
, Сава 
, Савва 
, and others...) , around the globe, is a common family name. The last name Sava is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Romania, where it is a common surname, Bulgaria, where it is quite a common surname, and Moldova. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Romania, India, and Bulgaria. Likewise, Sava is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sava | Serbia, Italy, India, Bulgaria, Romania |
| Сава | Serbia, Russia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Савва | Russia, Bulgaria, Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine |
| سافا | Iraq, Palestinian Territory |
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sava gotul Christian martyr and saint, RO (b. 334) |
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sava sedmochislenik Bulgarian scholar and saint, 9 c (b. 810) |
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| sava iv patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the period 1354-1375 (b. 1301) |
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| sava v (b. 1301) |
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| inok sava Serbian monk (b. 1530) |
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| sava očinić (b. 1601) |
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| sava branković Romanian clergy member and saint (b. 1615) |
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sava mrkalj Serbian linguist, HR (b. 1783) |
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sava barcianu-popovici politician (1814-1879), RO (b. 1814) |
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| sava petrovic Serbian icon painter (b. 1788) |
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sava henția Romanian painter (1848-1904), RO (b. 1848) |
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| roberto sava Italian physician, philosopher and naturalist (1802-1880), IT (b. 1802) |
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| karl sava sigillographer (1807-1864), AT (b. 1807) |
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sava athanasiu Romanian geologist, RO (b. 1861) |
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| sava jovanović (1820-1850) (b. 1820) |
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