Iva Surname

23,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Iva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India17,9551:42,7222,986
Bangladesh2,0731:76,8733,642
Brazil1,3871:154,3435,912
Indonesia3351:394,77433,570
Papua New Guinea2191:37,2324,479
Bolivia1791:59,3103,010
France1131:587,81278,453
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Cameroon811:256,40824,973
Romania641:313,71727,893
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

The alternate forms: Ivã (3) are calculated separately.

Iva (161,573) may also be a first name.

Iva Last Name Facts

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

Iva (Bengali: ইভা, Georgian: ივა, Hindi: ईवा, Marathi: इवा, Russian: Ива) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Ivã. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,758th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 319,643 people. The surname Iva is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Iva are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 6,509th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 161,573 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 17,955 people, or 1 in 42,722. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 98 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 2 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 0 percent are found. Aside from India this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Iva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ivã893/
Giva869,475/
Ieva863,739/
Jiva863,715/
Iova863,111/
Aiva862,862/
Eiva86833/
Ivas86778/
Uiva86660/
Isva86466/
Oiva86454/
Hiva86299/
Ivaz86291/
Ivai86171/
Ivah86158/
Yiva8673/
Ivaa8670/
Ivay8654/
Ivoa8648/
Ivat8642/
Ivad8631/
Ivea8617/
Ivaň868/
Ivaș866/
Ijva863/
Ivau863/
Ivaj862/
Ivga861/
Ivaş861/
Itva861/
Ivha861/
Ivaya751,729/
Jivad75447/
Ivaha75385/
Ivaja75381/
Ivatt75318/
Huiva75282/
Uivas75246/
Haiva75236/
Eivaz75221/
Gaiva75195/
Ivach75156/
Eivay75129/
Uivat75104/
Aivas7598/
Aivaz7592/
Givaa7586/
Ivadh7581/
Ivash7572/
Hivaj7566/
Iva'a7557/
Jivai7555/
Goiva7549/
Aivad7542/
Hivat7539/
Isvai7536/
Iovai7525/
Jivay7522/
Jivas7519/
Aivat7519/
Jivat7515/
Givai7513/
Iovaa7513/
Eivas7512/
Aivai7512/
Aivah7511/
Hivea7511/
Jivah7510/
Jitva759/
Givha758/
Ivajh757/
Oivea757/
Uivaa756/
Oivas756/
Jivaa756/
Heiva755/
Aivay755/
Ivahu755/
Aihva754/
Ivast754/
Aaiva754/
Jieva754/
Hivas753/
Aivaj753/
Isvad753/
Isvat753/
Aisva753/
Ivaid753/
Uivay753/
Iveas753/
Ishva752/
Givau752/
Isvas752/
Givay752/
Đivas752/
Iv'aa752/
Itvas751/
Ivais751/
Oivat751/
Jivaj751/
Itvay751/
Hivaa751/
Uivaj751/
Yivga751/
Ivaia751/
Ijhva751/
Isvaa751/
Ivass751/
Ivaas751/
Hieva751/
Hoiva751/
Hivay751/
Uivad751/
Yivat751/
Givaj751/
Givea751/
Eisva751/
Aivaa751/
Jivha751/
Ivats750/
Eva67143,186/
Iba6732,529/
Uva6724,099/
Ivy6722,421/
Ivo6710,499/
Iwa677,431/
Ive672,652/
Ivi671,047/
Éva67339/
Jivaja67297/
Haivaz67288/
Haivas67215/
Aivaya67137/
Yva67134/
Ivatts67126/
Givaja6785/
Ishvad6775/
Ivaova6729/
Ivahau6721/
Jitvat6719/
Jivaya6717/
Ivó6716/
Jva679/
Hoivea678/
Haivat676/
Aivadd676/
Huivai676/
Ivj675/
Uivadh674/
Hivahe674/
Aitvad673/
Uggiva673/
Aivaja673/
Aivhaj672/
Ivoaja672/
Ivouha672/
Haivai672/
Hoivat671/
Oiveau671/
Jisvas671/
Jisvat671/
Jivadh671/
Jivapp671/
Jivash671/
Ivaths671/
Ishvas671/
Ibaova671/
Ijvaha671/
Gaivaj671/
Giveau671/
Aivahe671/
Haivay671/
Ivê671/
Huivay671/
Heivat671/
Ishvat671/
Jivach671/
Jivaph671/
Jivaus671/
Yitvah671/
Haivad671/
Aivaha671/
Aaivas671/
Giveea671/
Givaya671/
Jivaid671/
Iveach670/
Ivaist670/

Iva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iva in the Georgian language
ივაiva-
Iva in the Bengali language
ইভাibha-
Iva in the Marathi language
इवाiva71.82
ईवाiva28.18
Iva in the Hindi language
ईवाiva51.03
इवाiva30.34
िवiva14.48
शिवाsiva2.07
इवiva0.69
Iva in the Russian language
Иваiva-

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Footnotes

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