Iving Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Iving Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iving Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Iving (94) may also be a first name.

Iving Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iving (Russian: Ивинг) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iving? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Iving reside; 71 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 65 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Iving is also the 980,251st most widespread first name globally, held by 94 people.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Iving is most frequent in: Madang, where 91 percent live and Morobe, where 9 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Iving Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Iving has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Iving surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ivings91167/
Giving91127/
Eiving9112/
Uiving916/
Ioving911/
Hiving911/
Ivin892,248/
Heiving836/
Jiviong831/
Ivina802,275/
Ivgin80844/
Hivin80393/
Iovin80305/
Givin80239/
Ivain80139/
Ivung8076/
Eivin8056/
Ivine8040/
Eving8038/
Aivin8017/
Jivin8016/
Isvin809/
Ivein804/
Ievin803/
Iveng803/
Yving802/
Uving802/
Oivin801/
Ivien801/
Ivion800/
Jving800/
Ivinn800/
Ivingova771/
Huivingh771/
Geving73937/
Huivin73159/
Euving73112/
Jivoin7371/
Iovina7367/
Gaivin7350/
Hyving7331/
Heving7328/
Ibaing7323/
Jivion7320/
Eyving7317/
Eivind7314/
Jivain7314/
Iwaing7313/
Jivung7311/
Ivaine7310/
Givoin738/
Hivung737/
Jivine735/
Jivina735/
Giveng735/
Eivine734/
Isvind734/
Givina733/
Iovinc733/
Eivina732/
Ivoine732/
Ishvin732/
Haivin732/
Eveing732/
Oivina732/
Hivine732/
Oivine731/
Jivien731/
Ivitin731/
Evaing731/
Givain731/
Givion731/
Aivain731/
Aihvin731/
Øivind731/
Jivint731/
Evieng731/
Eviong731/
Aiveng731/
Aivina731/
Ivinne731/
Aivine731/
Aivien731/
Evings730/
Givinn730/
Heivin730/
Eeving730/
Givein730/
Ivisin730/
Eaving730/
Evin677,969/
Iven671,933/
Heuving67395/
Yvin67275/
Eivienė6742/
Ivinova6717/
Ivyn6716/
Hiovain6714/
Essving6710/
Ivén674/
Yoviong673/
Geveing672/
Ivim672/
Eveting672/
Évin672/
Ivín672/
Jvin671/
Heaving671/
Jiviten671/
Gaivain671/
Yibaing671/
Jivisin671/
Goivina671/
Eavings670/
Eaveing670/

Iving Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iving in the Russian language
Ивингiving-

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