Ip Surname

7,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Macau

Ip Surname User-submission:

The surname Diep means 'leaf'.

Different variants can be found in different countries, for example Yip, Yep, and Dip in China; and Ip in Korea.

Ip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong53,6501:13739
Macau9,0121:6713
United States2,9861:121,38612,969
Canada2,4941:14,7742,165
Indonesia1,5551:85,0488,934
Singapore9071:6,072387
England9041:61,6357,273
Australia7861:34,3464,521
Turkey5891:132,12510,791
Mauritius5841:2,215358
United Arab Emirates3111:29,4613,225
India2481:3,093,00691,743
China2391:5,721,011481
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
Thailand1401:504,56087,939
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Uzbekistan981:315,6038,608
Scotland921:58,1944,808
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Wales561:55,2605,065
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
France441:1,509,607143,950
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway91:571,36544,190
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Finland81:687,08836,047
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

The alternate forms: Íp (1) are calculated separately.

Ip (7,802) may also be a first name.

Ip Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Diep means 'leaf'.

Different variants can be found in different countries, for example Yip, Yep, and Dip in China; and Ip in Korea.

- sthyma

It means 'leaf' in contemporary Cantonese. However, it originated as a clan name referring to the city of Ye.

- morganip

Ip Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ip (Hindi: ीप, Oriya: ଇପ୍) is carried by more people in Hong Kong than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Íp. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ip? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ip is the 7,493rd most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 96,096 people. Ip is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Ip are found; 83 percent are found in East Asia and 83 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Ip is also the 72,298th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 7,802 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 53,650 people, or 1 in 137. Beside Hong Kong it occurs in 98 countries. It also occurs in Macau, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Ip Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ip are 26.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 79.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ip earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning 338,396 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 144.5% more than the national average, earning R 581,028 per year; in United States they earn 29.72% more than the national average, earning $55,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.39% more than the national average, earning $59,811 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Íp831/
Yip80146,071/
Ipe801,929/
Hip801,652/
Gip801,507/
Aip801,014/
Iop80917/
Iep80663/
Isp80543/
Ipp80505/
Jip80271/
Eip8079/
Oip8054/
Ipt8052/
Ips8021/
Itp8020/
Uip8012/
Ihp8012/
Idp8011/
Ipf808/
Ijp808/
Ipz807/
Iph806/
Đip806/
Ibp805/
Izp801/
I677,588,136/
Hipp6714,053/
Hiep679,250/
Gipp671,499/
Hipe671,426/
Aipe67760/
Jipp67477/
Ippe67337/
Eipe67239/
Heip67134/
Hipf67108/
Haip67104/
Eipp67102/
Gaip67101/
Yipp6769/
Iopp6758/
Jipe6746/
Itps6743/
Ipss6738/
Aipp6734/
Yipe6729/
Hips6728/
Hipś6723/
Aaip6721/
Hipt6715/
Yips676/
Oiph676/
Jiep676/
Goip675/
Jipt675/
Aisp675/
Aiph674/
Hitp674/
Hisp674/
Oipe674/
Ispt674/
Hoip673/
Điệp672/
Iohp672/
Iepp672/
Ipps672/
Eisp672/
Uisp672/
Uitp672/
Hiệp672/
Idps672/
Ibpe672/
Ijpe672/
Idph672/
Ihhp672/
Aidp672/
Isps671/
Ihpe671/
Eiph671/
Hipz671/
Ipsz671/
Jips671/
Éipe671/
Ippf671/
Ihtp671/
Idpp671/
Aips671/
Gipf671/
Huip671/
Oibp671/
Oijp671/
Oipf671/
Oips671/
Oipt671/
Oipz671/
Oizp671/
Uiph671/
Uipt671/
Uipz671/
Yiph671/
Yipz671/
Eipf671/
Eipt671/
Eibp671/
Izpe671/
Izps671/
Izpz671/
Jihp671/
Jiph671/
Hgip671/
Iebp671/
Idpe671/
Idpz671/
Idtp671/
Ieph671/
Ieyp671/
Ibhp671/
Ibpf671/
Ibps671/
Ispe671/
Ispp671/
Isdp671/
Ishp671/
Itdp671/
Itpf671/
Itpp671/
Iobp671/
Iojp671/
Ipfp671/
Ipft671/
Iphs671/
Ipht671/
Ipth671/
Iptt671/
Ioyp671/
Ijpz671/
Hiph671/
Hijp671/
Jipf670/

Ip Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ip in the Hindi language
ीपipa-
Ip in the Oriya language
ଇପ୍ip95
ପାpa5

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