Ivai Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Ivai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 106 | 1:76,922 | 10,108 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Ivai (853) may also be a first name.
Ivai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ivai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ivai (Marathi: ईवाई, Russian: Иваи) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ivai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ivai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,315,412th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Ivai live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 62 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 279,019th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 853 people.
The surname Ivai is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 76,922. In Papua New Guinea Ivai is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 80 percent live, National Capital District, where 17 percent live and East New Britain, where 1 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ivai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ivai in the Marathi language | ||
| ईवाई | iva'i | - |
| Ivai in the Russian language | ||
| Иваи | ivai | - |
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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