Ilves Surname

139,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Ilves Surname User-submission:

The Ilves surname means 'lynx' in Estonian.

Ilves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1,9481:67910
Finland5501:9,9941,558
Russia3771:382,28937,239
Ecuador1301:122,3536,626
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Ilves (256) may also be a first name.

Ilves Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ilves surname means 'lynx' in Estonian.

- 1990

Ilves Last Name Facts

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

Ilves (Russian: Ильвес) is found in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ilves.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilves? popularity and diffusion

Ilves is the 139,174th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,268,144 people. The surname Ilves occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Ilves live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in Baltic Europe. Ilves is also the 556,659th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 256 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Estonia, where it is borne by 1,948 people, or 1 in 679. Beside Estonia this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.

Ilves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Ilves surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Ilves earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.73% less than the national average, earning $38,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.09% more than the national average, earning $52,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilves91123/
Hilves9182/
Ilvest9127/
Ilvess9124/
Ilveus917/
Ailves912/
Đilves911/
Oilves910/
Ilve8934/
Hilveus831/
Elves80637/
Ilvis80597/
Ilver8063/
Hilve8041/
Gilve8039/
Ylves8027/
Ulves8015/
Ilbes803/
Ilvez803/
Ilues802/
Ilvet802/
Oilve801/
Yilve801/
Ielve801/
Ilvee801/
Ilved801/
Ilwes801/
Itlve801/
Ilvea800/
Gelves737,142/
Elveus73389/
Gilvey73199/
Eilbes73147/
Gilbes73100/
Gilvez7344/
Oilver7326/
Hilver7321/
Hilbes7320/
Helves7320/
Ailvis7312/
Elvies7310/
Elvest738/
Hillve737/
Jilver734/
Gilues732/
Hilvey731/
Ellves731/
Elveys731/
Gillve731/
Ailvee731/
Elveis731/
Elveas731/
Gilvis731/
Itlveh731/
Yilver731/
Gilvee731/
Ilbets731/
Hulves731/
Hielve730/
Elvese730/
Gilvei730/
Elve67916/
Huelves67492/
Ilva6791/
Ilvi6765/
Ilue6745/
Ilbe6724/
Hillver6716/
Ylve678/
Ailvhis674/
Helvies672/
Jlve672/
Hilvish671/
Ilvy671/
Helveus671/
Heilvis671/
Ilwe671/
Gilbess671/
Yilebes671/
Gilbesh670/

Ilves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ilves in the Russian language
Ильвесilves-

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