Iža Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Iža Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iža Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Iza (16,513) & Izá (2) are calculated separately.

Iža Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iža is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Iza or Izá. Click here to see other potential spellings of Iža.

How Common Is The Last Name Iža? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iža is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Iža is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Iža live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 528,576. In Croatia Iža is mostly found in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 88 percent are found and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Croatia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iza8916,513/
Hiža8663/
Giža8631/
Ižay861/
Izá782/
Hidža752/
Idžas751/
Isa67905,866/
Ica672,439/
Ija672,066/
Ižo6757/
Uža675/
Hižňay673/

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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 Iža
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