Ivor Forename
29,094th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 28,382 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Anguilla
Ivor Forename Definition:
A male name. this name is mainly Irish, Scottish, and Welsh (there was a St Ivor contemporary with St Patrick), and is doubtless of Celtic origin, probably from the root Iv- found in Ives. There was also a Scandinavian name Ivar (whence Russian Ivor), but that seems to be quite distinct.
Read More About This ForenameIvor Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100% | 11,568 | 1:4,807 | 533 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2,543 | 1:21,444 | 2,918 |
| Wales | 100% | 2,361 | 1:1,311 | 284 |
| United States | 92% | 1,936 | 1:187,261 | 6,819 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,000 | 1:33,133 | 2,542 |
| Australia | - | 843 | 1:16,201 | 1,244 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 715 | 1:29,090 | 3,562 |
| Scotland | 100% | 713 | 1:7,504 | 602 |
| Ireland | 100% | 686 | 1:6,769 | 584 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 631 | 1:2,921 | 409 |
| Zambia | - | 609 | 1:26,034 | 2,051 |
| Jamaica | - | 532 | 1:5,420 | 829 |
| Guyana | 100% | 504 | 1:1,514 | 276 |
| Croatia | 100% | 382 | 1:11,039 | 828 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 341 | 1:49,566 | 3,397 |
| New Zealand | - | 321 | 1:14,131 | 1,295 |
| Ghana | - | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 201 | 1:150,258 | 6,002 |
| Brazil | 100% | 154 | 1:1,391,144 | 32,913 |
| India | 100% | 139 | 1:8,740,129 | 275,394 |
| Philippines | 98% | 137 | 1:773,792 | 22,727 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 132 | 1:116,847 | 8,150 |
| Chile | 99% | 110 | 1:160,066 | 3,273 |
| Malawi | - | 106 | 1:161,437 | 7,641 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 99 | 1:1,004 | 181 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 78 | 1:17,454 | 2,185 |
| Indonesia | - | 66 | 1:3,908,540 | 166,311 |
| Barbados | - | 64 | 1:4,528 | 724 |
| Nigeria | 73% | 64 | 1:2,774,443 | 49,655 |
| Germany | 100% | 56 | 1:1,726,391 | 10,712 |
| Israel | 98% | 53 | 1:158,546 | 5,521 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 49 | 1:441,031 | 14,805 |
| China | - | 44 | 1:31,046,722 | 61,111 |
| Spain | 100% | 38 | 1:1,224,473 | 9,456 |
| Argentina | 100% | 33 | 1:1,296,159 | 5,960 |
| Peru | 100% | 31 | 1:1,025,531 | 13,565 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 30 | 1:273,783 | 5,582 |
| Singapore | 100% | 29 | 1:216,795 | 8,671 |
| Belgium | 100% | 28 | 1:410,359 | 7,204 |
| Belize | 100% | 28 | 1:12,654 | 1,726 |
| Hong Kong | - | 27 | 1:287,138 | 3,601 |
| France | 100% | 25 | 1:2,658,814 | 13,885 |
| Czechia | 100% | 24 | 1:444,007 | 2,370 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 24 | 1:4,573 | 777 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 23 | 1:1,323,910 | 43,168 |
| Qatar | 100% | 23 | 1:103,026 | 12,248 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 22 | 1:2,494 | 546 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 22 | 1:241,366 | 1,482 |
| Guernsey | 100% | 21 | 1:3,016 | 423 |
| Jersey | - | 21 | 1:4,761 | 588 |
| Ecuador | - | 20 | 1:886,346 | 7,318 |
| Kenya | - | 20 | 1:2,315,356 | 20,763 |
| Thailand | 100% | 20 | 1:3,503,291 | 76,523 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 17 | 1:780 | 113 |
| Colombia | - | 17 | 1:2,810,525 | 20,294 |
| Hungary | 100% | 17 | 1:575,987 | 2,039 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Mexico | 100% | 16 | 1:7,759,027 | 26,141 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 16 | 1:153,672 | 3,442 |
| Russia | 100% | 15 | 1:9,615,580 | 37,191 |
| Saint Lucia | 86% | 15 | 1:11,854 | 1,528 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 15 | 1:3,519,221 | 24,304 |
| Grenada | 89% | 14 | 1:7,723 | 1,094 |
| Sweden | 92% | 14 | 1:704,136 | 15,982 |
| Liberia | 100% | 12 | 1:367,672 | 10,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Estonia | 100% | 11 | 1:119,580 | 4,476 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 11 | 1:52,814 | 3,146 |
| Uruguay | - | 10 | 1:342,764 | 4,899 |
| Italy | 100% | 9 | 1:6,784,677 | 26,090 |
| Namibia | - | 9 | 1:267,131 | 5,329 |
| Norway | 100% | 9 | 1:570,259 | 9,843 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 9 | 1:12,398 | 1,723 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Panama | - | 8 | 1:488,320 | 13,543 |
| Denmark | - | 7 | 1:807,071 | 10,426 |
| Austria | 100% | 6 | 1:1,419,034 | 8,656 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Dominica | - | 5 | 1:15,094 | 483 |
| Greece | 100% | 5 | 1:2,186,910 | 11,382 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 4 | 1:1,191,987 | 12,292 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 4 | 1:1,504,584 | 16,652 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | 1:28,341 | 386 |
| Serbia | 100% | 3 | 1:2,381,907 | 7,319 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Finland | 50% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 2 | 1:2,914 | 288 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
Ivor (455) may also be a surname.
Ivor Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. this name is mainly Irish, Scottish, and Welsh (there was a St Ivor contemporary with St Patrick), and is doubtless of Celtic origin, probably from the root Iv- found in Ives. There was also a Scandinavian name Ivar (whence Russian Ivor), but that seems to be quite distinct.The Scottish surnames MacIver, MacIvor come from Ivor. Ifor is the Welsh spelling, and Yfore occurs in English records in the 13th C.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
The Irish, Scottish, and (with Ifor) Welsh form of Iver: see the preceding.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Ivor Forename Popularity
Ivor Demographics
Ivor Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 413 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eivor | 89 | 8,857 | / |
| Ivoir | 89 | 172 | / |
| Isvor | 89 | 36 | / |
| Ivore | 89 | 33 | / |
| Aivor | 89 | 26 | / |
| Ivord | 89 | 11 | / |
| Hivor | 89 | 10 | / |
| Øivor | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ivojr | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ivour | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ivoyr | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ivhor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ivohr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ivoor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ivort | 89 | 1 | / |
| Givor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ivoire | 80 | 104 | / |
| Yivore | 80 | 11 | / |
| Heivor | 80 | 6 | / |
| Haivor | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hivore | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aivore | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eijvor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eivore | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gaivor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eivord | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aivhor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Øivord | 80 | 1 | / |
| Isvore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ivorre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ivar | 75 | 27,864 | / |
| Ibor | 75 | 2,378 | / |
| Evor | 75 | 161 | / |
| Yvor | 75 | 106 | / |
| Iwor | 75 | 84 | / |
| Jvor | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haivort | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaivoir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isvar | 67 | 60,020 | / |
| Ivare | 67 | 7,327 | / |
| Aivar | 67 | 5,245 | / |
| Gevor | 67 | 1,879 | / |
| Eivar | 67 | 1,784 | / |
| Aibor | 67 | 1,110 | / |
| Evord | 67 | 632 | / |
| Ejvor | 67 | 585 | / |
| Hibor | 67 | 312 | / |
| Uivar | 67 | 242 | / |
| Itvar | 67 | 199 | / |
| Evour | 67 | 170 | / |
| Eyvor | 67 | 134 | / |
| Jivar | 67 | 104 | / |
| Eibor | 67 | 87 | / |
| Øyvor | 67 | 83 | / |
| Oivar | 67 | 69 | / |
| Givar | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ivart | 67 | 51 | / |
| Isbor | 67 | 36 | / |
| Evoir | 67 | 34 | / |
| Eiwor | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hivar | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ivard | 67 | 32 | / |
| Evore | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gibor | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jibor | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ibore | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ivasr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Impor | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ivahr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ivarr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aiwor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yivar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ijvar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayvor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iworh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iovar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyvor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Evort | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yibor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yvoir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yvore | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ivaar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iboor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ibour | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ihuor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ivhar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yvord | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ivaur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esvor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etvor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajvor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yvoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yvour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivatr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iveur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivgar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hevor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iword | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Işvar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iobar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihvar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibuor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibhor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iboir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iborh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uibor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uevor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ifeor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwgor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyvor | 67 | 1 | / |
Ivor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ivor in the Russian language | ||
| Ивор | ivor | - |
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