Ijov Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ijov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ijov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1961:903,79039,188
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ijov (14) may also be a first name.

Ijov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ijov occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ijov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ijov is the 1,198,640th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ijov are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 903,790. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 95 percent live, Oyo, where 2 percent live and Lagos, where 1 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oijov8911/
Gijov891/
Jov861,051/
Iov86708/
Ijv868/
Hidjov802/
Itšjov801/
Iyov752,763/
Jova751,581/
Isov75310/
Izov75113/
Ejov7566/
Ijow7565/
Icov7536/
Jovd7522/
Giov7517/
Ajov7517/
Ijob7517/
Iľov7510/
Ujov756/
Joyv752/
Jgov752/
Joov752/
Oiov752/
Jovs751/
Jcov751/
Ijav751/
Ijev751/
Eiov751/
Jouv751/
Iiov751/
Ijvw751/
Ijof751/
Iovh751/
Iotv751/
Iejv751/
Jovf751/
Jovz751/
Jovw751/
Jiov751/
Jojv751/
Jjov751/
Eijv751/
Jotv751/
Ijhav67377/
Ejova6790/
Izova6786/
Izhov6759/
Gizov6754/
Giyov6752/
Aisov6733/
Hicov6727/
Ichov6724/
Ihova6716/
Iscov6712/
Hgiov6711/
Gajov678/
Ajova677/
Ujova676/
Isgov676/
Agiov676/
Jijob676/
Haiov676/
Ajoev675/
Aioev675/
Ijoub674/
Irzov673/
Aizov673/
Hijav672/
Jijow672/
Eicov672/
Ijowa672/
Ikhov672/
Ijiev672/
Isovp671/
Oisov671/
Izuov671/
Giovf671/
Ejcov671/
Iejhv671/
Jtjov671/
Juoyv671/
Auiov671/
Ujoov671/
Ezjov671/
Jijav671/
Hizov671/
Eziov671/
Gojov671/
Aiyov671/
Ajouv671/
Ajovz671/
Gijev671/
Ioyav671/
Aajov671/
Yijof671/
Hiyov671/
Hisov671/
Hijow671/
Ižova671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ijov
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