Iacovou Surname

168,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Iacovou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iacovou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus2,2151:39952
England1881:296,37322,665
Australia671:402,92132,505
United States461:7,879,542351,394
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Iacovou (11) may also be a first name.

Iacovou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iacovou is found most frequently in Cyprus. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Iacovou.

How Common Is The Last Name Iacovou? popularity and diffusion

Iacovou is the 168,030th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,832,315 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Iacovou are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

It is most numerous in Cyprus, where it is held by 2,215 people, or 1 in 399. In Cyprus Iacovou is primarily concentrated in: Nicosia District, where 44 percent are found, Limassol District, where 25 percent are found and Larnaca District, where 19 percent are found. Not including Cyprus this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Iacovou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Iacovou last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Iacovou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.89% more than the national average, earning R 532,044 per year and in United States they earn 49.32% more than the national average, earning $64,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iacovo92843/
Iakovou861,011/
Jacovou86180/
Iacovos8623/
Yacovou8613/
Iacavou861/
Iacovoa861/
Iacoobou801/
Jacovo77351/
Iacobo7768/
Iacova772/
Iacobu771/
Jacovu771/
Giacobo71173/
Iacobus71102/
Iacoboi7143/
Iacobuț7139/
Iacobut7137/
Yacobou7128/
Jacovos7128/
Iascova7113/
Iatcova718/
Jacovus717/
Jakovou717/
Jacobou714/
Iacobuș714/
Iacobuş711/
Yocovou711/
Iachova711/
Iaccobo711/
Yacoubou6757,121/
Giaccobo678/
Giacková677/
Jacobous676/
Iacobuåe674/
Jacoubou673/
Iachkova673/
Yacoobou672/
Yacovowe671/
Iacovazz671/
Iacoboia671/
Yakouvou671/
Yachavou671/
Yacoibou671/
Yacoybou671/

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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
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  • 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 Iacovou
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