Ivo Surname

49,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Ivo Surname Definition:

IVO: A common personal name in the Middle Ages, in ME. Ive, Ivo, Yvo (in DB. lvo). It means 'yew' (the tree which was formerly used for making bows). Ivo, a vassal of the Bruces, received a grant of the lands of Kirkpatrick in Dumfriesshire, and took his name from them.

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Ivo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
Nigeria1,8001:98,4136,715
Burkina Faso1,7601:10,427942
Brazil1,6711:128,1124,872
Portugal7551:13,7991,081
Indonesia7051:187,58817,968
Tanzania3351:158,03514,174
Argentina2771:154,30813,036
Cameroon2381:87,26510,542
Germany1831:439,92139,335
Papua New Guinea1701:47,9635,967
Ivory Coast1011:228,4289,360
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Austria401:212,88626,249
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
England281:1,989,93178,001
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
France51:13,284,544357,392
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China51:273,464,31313,838
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Ivó (16) are calculated separately.

Ivo (234,904) may also be a first name.

Ivo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

IVO: A common personal name in the Middle Ages, in ME. Ive, Ivo, Yvo (in DB. lvo). It means 'yew' (the tree which was formerly used for making bows). Ivo, a vassal of the Bruces, received a grant of the lands of Kirkpatrick in Dumfriesshire, and took his name from them. In another charter, slightly later in date, he appears as Ivo de Kirkpatrick (see Kirkpatrick). He may have been the Iuone (= Ivone) who witnessed a charter by Eschina domina de Molle, c. 1165—77. Iuo or Hyuo was a clerk of Morebattle between 1201—05 (Melros, p. 105,107, 109), and Ivo was the name of a Friar Preacher of Ayr, 1261—66 (Pap. Lett., I, p. 385,423).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ivo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ivo (Hindi: ईवो, Marathi: इवो) is carried by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Ivó. Click here for other possible spellings of Ivo.

How Common Is The Last Name Ivo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,020th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 694,118 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Ivo are found; 34 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ivo is also the 4,461st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 234,904 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Angola, where it is held by 1,972 people, or 1 in 13,686. Apart from Angola Ivo exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 17 percent reside.

Ivo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ivo surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ivo last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ivo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.04% less than the national average, earning $31,483 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ivó8916/
Ivoy861,845/
Ivoh86379/
Oivo86370/
Ivos86182/
Ivoi86128/
Aivo8695/
Isvo8685/
Givo8683/
Jivo8672/
Ivoa8648/
Yivo8646/
Ivou8620/
Hivo8619/
Åivo8617/
Ivop8613/
Ivod866/
Eivo864/
Ivuo863/
Ivot861/
Itvo861/
Ivho861/
Hoivo75320/
Jivoh7555/
Gaivo7540/
Haivo758/
Eivot754/
Givoh753/
Givoi753/
Givou753/
Hivos753/
Hivou752/
Ivoch752/
Eivoz751/
Yivuo751/
Iovgo751/
Hivoy751/
Aivoh751/
Jivoy751/
Jivot751/
Ivous751/
Ivooy751/
Jivoj751/
Jivod751/
Jievo751/
Isvod751/
Iva6722,799/
Ibo6721,473/
Iwo671,769/
Evo671,706/
Uvo67875/
Yvo67119/
Ivaova6729/
Jivodh676/
Hivoux675/
Jvo674/
Ivã673/
Ivoaja672/
Goivoo671/
Évo671/
Hivoch670/
Isvoux670/

Ivo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ivo in the Marathi language
इवोivo-
Ivo in the Hindi language
ईवोivo50
इवोivo50

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