Irves Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Irves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Irves (32) may also be a first name.

Irves Last Name Facts

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

Irves is more commonly found in Estonia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Irves.

How Common Is The Last Name Irves? popularity and diffusion

The last name Irves is the 3,798,600th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Irves live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname is most numerous in Estonia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 69,569. Without taking into account Estonia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Irves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Irves has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Irves Last Name Statistics demography

Irves earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girves91159/
Jirves9117/
Ierves911/
Irve8948/
Hierves831/
Hirve8011,468/
Ierve80502/
Erves80279/
Iorve80159/
Irvis8095/
Girve8013/
Urves807/
Irvey806/
Airve804/
Irvie803/
Jirve802/
Irues802/
Girbes731,008/
Herves73438/
Gerves73139/
Urvesh7353/
Iorvee7341/
Hirved7314/
Hirvey7313/
Ervest7310/
Ervies735/
Ervões734/
Girues732/
Irvije732/
Gairve732/
Hurves731/
Iorvea731/
Oirver731/
Jirver731/
Girvhe731/
Ervees731/
Eurves731/
Yorves731/
Girvès731/
Girvés731/
Jirbes731/
Erveus731/
Girvis730/
Irvehe730/
Irveet730/
Irvise730/
Girvey730/
Irbe671,132/
Erve67442/
Irva6776/
Irvy6773/
Irue6755/
Hirvois6743/
Irwe6726/
Herveus678/
Airbets677/
Irvi677/
Gerveis677/
Hervese674/
Hervest674/
Airvett673/
Hervies673/
Hervets672/
Jrve672/
Hurvesh671/
Geerves671/
Gairvey671/
Girviss671/
Girvish671/
Uirhues671/
Irvehed671/
Heirvey670/
Jirvett670/

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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 Irves
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