Ivun Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Ivun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ivun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Ivun (25) may also be a first name.

Ivun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ivun occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ivun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Ivun live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 25 people.

The surname Ivun is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 80 percent live and Ogun, where 20 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ivung8976/
Jivun8912/
Ivaun897/
Ivune892/
Ivoun891/
Ivutin80103/
Jivung8011/
Hivung807/
Ivoune806/
Haivun803/
Ivusin801/
Gaivun801/
Ibun75510/
Uvun7518/
Evun7515/
Iwun759/
Ivum753/
Jivoung731/
Ibung67274/
Iboun67228/
Inpun67173/
Ibeun67137/
Ibund67130/
Yibun67110/
Impun6792/
Evgun6763/
Jibun6758/
Gibun6742/
Aibun6732/
Evung6730/
Hibun6721/
Ibune6713/
Evune678/
Iwune677/
Ivuschin676/
Evhun675/
Iwoun673/
Hevun672/
Ibaun672/
Iwuun671/
Evunc671/
Jivum671/
Yiwun671/
Evoun671/
Aiwun671/
Ivoon671/

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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 Ivun
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