Ivia Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ivia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ivia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2821:163,75912,734
Papua New Guinea1841:44,3145,438
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ivia (1,534) may also be a first name.

Ivia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ivia is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ivia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ivia is the 577,768th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Ivia live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 198,025th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 1,534 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 163,759. In Kenya it is most common in: Kitui County, where 76 percent are found, Makueni County, where 21 percent are found and Machakos County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Ivia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ivia surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aivia8998/
Givia8938/
Ivias8935/
Isvia895/
Jivia892/
Iovia891/
Hivia891/
Iviha891/
Eivia891/
Ivija891/
Iovița8039/
Isviah8015/
Ivihat807/
Jiviad802/
Gaivia801/
Hivija801/
Ivijay801/
Ivijat801/
Evia753,460/
Ibia752,347/
Uvia75281/
Yvia7527/
Iwia7527/
Ivea7517/
Ivio759/
Ivya752/
Jvia751/
Ivaiyah737/
Jivhiah731/
Jivaiya731/
Hevia6711,435/
Ibias671,807/
Gevia67286/
Inpia67134/
Ibiah67109/
Jivio6795/
Gibia6791/
Evias6789/
Ibiat6783/
Ibiaz6762/
Jibia6760/
Iveha6757/
Iovio6740/
Iwhia6739/
Aivio6735/
Impia6728/
Evija6726/
Oivio6724/
Ihwia6716/
Yovia6711/
Hivea6711/
Eviah6710/
Aibia679/
Eviap678/
Yvias677/
Oivea677/
Ibiad677/
Givio673/
Ijuia673/
Esvia672/
Hivio672/
Huvia672/
Jivya672/
Ibiaa672/
Ibija671/
Isbia671/
Ajvia671/
Hibia671/
Aisvaiya671/
Iswia671/
Ihuia671/
Hiwia671/
Uviha671/
Eviha671/
Ibiha671/
Oivya671/
Iwias671/
Eviad671/
Eavia671/
Iwija671/
Euvia671/
Eviaz671/
Aiuia671/

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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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  • 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 Ivia
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