Iovchu Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Iovchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iovchu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova661:53,9607,713
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iovchu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iovchu (Russian: Иовчу) occurs most in Moldova. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Iovchu.

How Common Is The Last Name Iovchu? popularity and diffusion

Iovchu is the 2,152,526th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Iovchu reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Iovchu is most widely held in Moldova, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 53,960. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Găgăuzia, where 80 percent reside, Cahul District, where 11 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 9 percent reside. Other than Moldova this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 12 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iovciu8394/
Yovchu8381/
Iofchu8318/
Ivcu801/
Jivcu7349/
Evchu7326/
Jivhu7310/
Jovhu731/
Iofciu6779/
Yofchu6721/
Jovhut672/
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Iovchu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iovchu in the Russian language
Иовчуiovcu-

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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 Iovchu
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