Iyova Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Iyova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Iyova Last Name Facts

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

Iyova occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Iyova are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Iyova is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Iyova is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giyova9148/
Hiyova911/
Iyva893/
Iyowa8099/
Iyava8094/
Iyovi8045/
Iyoba8026/
Ayova8011/
Iyove804/
Oyova804/
Iyoua803/
Ioeva803/
Iyovo801/
Yoeva801/
Gayova73903/
Haiova73828/
Iyowau73239/
Iyowua7368/
Hiyowa7337/
Oiyoba7336/
Aiyoba7333/
Aiyeva7330/
Iyavau7320/
Gaiova7310/
Hyoeva7310/
Hiyoua735/
Hayova735/
Giyoba734/
Giyava733/
Iyowat733/
Ayouva732/
Hijova732/
Ioivaa732/
Iyowah731/
Ehiova731/
Hiyava731/
Heiova731/
Ayovah731/
Aiyvaz731/
Iyompa731/
Iyovio731/
Iyovis731/
Aiyove731/
Ieva673,739/
Aiva672,862/
Ayva672,765/
Eiva67833/
Uiva67660/
Oiva67454/
Yeva67156/
Ouva67124/
Oeva6734/
Iywa6730/
Iiva6727/
Ivea6717/
Eyva6713/
Iybo676/
Ijva673/
Iyba673/
Iyvo672/
Haiyeva672/
Giyavha672/
Ojva671/
Yihyeva671/
Gahiova671/
Iyavais671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Iyova
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