Ihava Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ihava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
India171:45,121,493474,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Ihava (14) may also be a first name.

Ihava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ihava has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Ihava are found; 60 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 60 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Ihava is mostly concentrated in: Northern, where 96 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijhava914/
Iava89365/
Ijhavau834/
Ijhavad833/
Ihawa80174/
Ijava80167/
Ehava8085/
Jhava8036/
Uhava8019/
Ihova8016/
Ihavi8014/
Jiava8012/
Giava808/
Heava806/
Ihaba804/
Iavai803/
Yiava802/
Iavad801/
Iavas801/
Hiava801/
Iavat801/
Ihavo801/
Ijhavais771/
Oiyava7340/
Giavay7337/
Jahava7327/
Jijava7326/
Agiava7320/
Giavai7316/
Yhaeva7316/
Ogiava739/
Yahava739/
Ijeava738/
Hyhava737/
Ihaiba734/
Jihova731/
Aiyava731/
Ehaeva731/
Giaiva731/
Gihova731/
Ujhava731/
Ihabat731/
Ihabas731/
Ijavau731/
Ijavap731/
Iavaid731/
Heavay731/
Ihawau731/
Ijavat731/
Iavadh731/
Iahavi731/
Jihawa731/
Yava6719,226/
Java6716,555/
Iova673,111/
Iaba6797/
Hojaeva6778/
Iavi6774/
Eava6747/
Jahahva6737/
Iawa6729/
Iave6715/
Jhaivay6714/
Jaithva6713/
Iavo677/
Ojhavai674/
Ejhaiva673/
Iaua673/
Ejhavah673/
Hajaeva672/
Iavj671/
Jijavad671/
Jahavaj671/
Hjavaid671/
Ijaivay671/
Jhavaid671/
Jiavaid671/
Hyhaeva671/
Ogiavai671/

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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
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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 Ihava
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