Islev Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Islev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Islev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Işlev (46) are calculated separately.

Islev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Islev (Marathi: लॅव) occurs most in Denmark. It may also be found in the variant forms: Işlev. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Islev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Islev are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 513,156. In Denmark Islev is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 55 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 27 percent live and Region Zealand, where 18 percent live. Excluding Denmark Islev occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Işlev9346/
Islaev91172/
Ishlev916/
Gislev916/
Aislev911/
Isloev911/
Ilev89618/
Islv891/
Ishlaev831/
Iliev8053,119/
Gilev803,491/
Ileva80600/
Isleb80135/
Ileev8028/
Uslev8025/
Ilgev8025/
Ileuv8015/
Hilev8014/
Islav808/
Eslev807/
Islef806/
Iolev803/
Ailev803/
Yslev803/
Izlev802/
Islov801/
Illev801/
Islep800/
Gileva734,527/
Isleib73361/
Huslev73128/
Edslev7371/
Aileva7367/
Eisleb7359/
Ajslev7347/
Ilgeev7346/
Isleif7339/
Gileev7334/
Issleb7331/
Illiev7320/
Jileva7319/
Hileva7316/
Islieb7316/
Esleva7313/
Ioylev7313/
Hillev738/
Illeev736/
Uslaev736/
Ezilev736/
Ioleva735/
Jiliev735/
Yslaev733/
Islova732/
Usliev732/
Igliev732/
Ailiev731/
Hitlev731/
Gisløv731/
Isleip731/
Illeva731/
Isliep730/
Aislep730/
Ylev67462/
Elev67130/
Issleib67117/
Ioyleva6744/
Haislep6720/
Isslieb6718/
Iliv6712/
Gaileva6712/
Gilleva6710/
Ilef679/
Øislebø675/
Yosslev675/
Ihsleib674/
Højslev673/
Iclv672/
Islp672/
Ijlv671/
Uslv671/
Élev671/
Jislova671/
Jilleva671/
Izlyaev671/
Ilew671/
Gilgeev671/
Gisslew671/
Ilyv671/
Iszleib671/
Hislife670/

Islev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Islev in the Marathi language
लॅवleva-

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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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  • 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 Islev
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