Iov Surname

473,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Iov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5631:35,6624,537
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Greece231:481,73061,288
North Macedonia201:105,0749,036
Moldova191:187,44018,150
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Austria91:946,15970,786
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France31:22,140,907385,998
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Iov (210) may also be a first name.

Iov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iov (Russian: Иов) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 473,192nd most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,293,144 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Iov live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 624,169th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 210 people.

Iov is most frequently used in Romania, where it is carried by 563 people, or 1 in 35,662. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Sălaj County, where 19 percent live, Timiș County, where 18 percent live and Iași County, where 15 percent live. Barring Romania Iov exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Greece, where 3 percent live.

Iov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

Iov earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.84% more than the national average, earning $68,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijov86197/
Giov8617/
Iľov8610/
Iovh861/
Jiov861/
Iotv861/
Iv808,029/
Ivova75309/
Ihova7516/
Hgiov7511/
Oijov7511/
Agiov756/
Giovf751/
Aiyov751/
Yiv671,882/
Iob671,831/
Iav671,469/
Jov671,051/
Iop67917/
Hiv67473/
Jiv67204/
Yov67125/
Iev6774/
Eiv6767/
Iovova6747/
Giv6734/
Uiv6731/
Aiv6726/
Iof6723/
Jivova6722/
Ivø6717/
Itv6714/
Ivs6712/
Ivf6710/
Iow679/
Ijv678/
Isv678/
Ivp678/
Ivh677/
Ivt677/
Ojv676/
Uivova675/
Oiv674/
Ihv673/
Oyv673/
Ivd673/
Eov673/
Ivw672/
Ivz672/
Jihova671/
Iobova671/
Gihova671/
Iohhov671/
Iofova671/

Iov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iov in the Russian language
Иовiov-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iov
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