Iyavu Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Iyavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Iyavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyavu (Marathi: आयवु) occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Iyavu.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyavu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,701,480th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Iyavu are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Iyavu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 594,850. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 96 percent live and Tanga Region, where 4 percent live. Besides Tanzania Iyavu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Iyavu Last Name Statistics demography

Iyavu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.03% less than the national average, earning R 104,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyavau9120/
Giyavu911/
Iyabu80190/
Ayavu8046/
Iyawu8027/
Iyovu801/
Aiavu801/
Iyavoo73312/
Iyowau73239/
Hiyabu7344/
Ayavou7322/
Haiavu7312/
Iyabut7312/
Gayavu737/
Ayahvu732/
Ayavuu731/
Iyawou731/
Eeyavu731/
Ijavau731/
Eyavou731/
Yevu673,342/
Haihavu6767/
Aveu6741/
Aivu6719/
Ayvu6710/
Auvu673/
Ievu673/
Uyvu671/
Eivu671/
Oyvu671/
Yiiahvu671/
Uivu671/
Gayavhu671/
Iveu671/

Iyavu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyavu in the Marathi language
आयवुayavu-

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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 Iyavu
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