Iván Surname

110,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Iván Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iván Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3,8981:2,518283
Slovakia2261:23,6133,892
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Ivan (66,752) & Ivàn (3) are calculated separately.

Iván (11,451) may also be a first name.

Iván Last Name Facts

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

Iván is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Ivan or Ivàn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iván? popularity and diffusion

Iván is the 110,852nd most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,738,856 people. The last name Iván occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Iván reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Iván is also the 55,907th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 11,451 people.

The last name Iván is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is carried by 3,898 people, or 1 in 2,518. In Hungary Iván is most common in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 17 percent are found, Budapest, where 17 percent are found and Vas County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Hungary Iván is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 5 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ivan9266,752/
Ivàn923/
Jiván891/
Ivon751,877/
Ibán757/
Ivón754/
Eván751/
Ivánová73110/
Ivánova731/
Jivan6716,862/
Iovan673,887/
Ivone673,566/
Ivand672,677/
Givan672,296/
Givon67917/
Ivane67571/
Hivon67540/
Ivang67390/
Aivan67358/
Uivan67167/
Ivain67139/
Ivaan67139/
Ivong6788/
Isvan6750/
Ihvan6746/
Hivan6718/
Eivan6714/
Ivant6712/
İşvan6711/
Đivan6710/
Ivaun677/
Ivann677/
Ivajn677/
Jivon677/
Aivon676/
Ivonn676/
Ivein674/
Ivhan674/
Ivont673/
Ivhon672/
Ivean671/
Ivoun671/
Ivoon671/
Ivond671/
Ijvan671/
Ivāne671/
Ievan671/

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