Ivu Surname

311,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Romania

Ivu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ivu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5811:304,89316,978
Romania3621:55,4646,796
Uganda1051:371,80323,930
India481:15,980,529256,885
Kenya471:982,55134,283
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ivu (166) may also be a first name.

Ivu Last Name Facts

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

Ivu (Hindi: ईवू, Marathi: इवु) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ivu? popularity and diffusion

Ivu is the 311,195th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,022,765 people. The last name Ivu occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Ivu are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 710,504th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 166 people.

Ivu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 581 people, or 1 in 304,893. In Nigeria Ivu is mostly found in: Cross River, where 67 percent live, Benue, where 9 percent live and Ebonyi, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Ivu exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 30 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iovu863,277/
Ivut86465/
Ivus86137/
Jivu86120/
Hivu8648/
Givu8640/
Ivui8626/
Ivou8620/
Aivu8619/
Yivu8610/
Ivuh866/
Ivuu864/
Ivau863/
Ievu863/
Isvu861/
Iveu861/
Eivu861/
Ivuz861/
Uivu861/
Aivui7530/
Gaivu7514/
Jivhu7510/
Ivahu755/
Ivush755/
Hoivu754/
Givou753/
Haivu753/
Hivou752/
Givau752/
Aivut751/
Ivusz751/
Iveus751/
Ivous751/
Jivup751/
Jivuj751/
Ivouy750/
Iwu678,419/
Ibu676,029/
Evu67462/
Uvu67137/
Yvu6738/
Ivahau6721/
Jvu679/
Hivoux675/
Jisvud674/
Ivouha672/
Gaiveu671/
Jivaus671/
Isvoux670/

Ivu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ivu in the Marathi language
इवुivu66.67
ईवूivu33.33
Ivu in the Hindi language
ईवूivu25
इवूivu25
इवुऒंइivu'omi25
इवुivu25

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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 Ivu
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