Jarv Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Jarv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jarv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia881:15,0202,406
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Järv (897) are calculated separately.

Jarv (19) may also be a first name.

Jarv Last Name Facts

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

Jarv has its highest incidence in Estonia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Järv. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jarv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Jarv occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Jarv live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.

Jarv is most common in Estonia, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 15,020. Not including Estonia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Järv92897/
Djarv899/
Jaerv893/
Jarvs893/
Sarv753,410/
Jarf75669/
Jarp7583/
Harv7560/
Jarb7523/
Yarv7523/
Carv7516/
Jorv754/
Jarw752/
Yarev6791/
Jarpe6790/
Saurv6787/
Kharv6764/
Jarps6738/
Järvå6720/
Jarfe6720/
Jarwf676/
Djarf676/
Jarbø675/
Charv673/
Sahrv673/
Eharv673/
Jharw672/
Jairp672/
Ijorv671/
Jyarw671/
Jarff671/
Hjarp671/
Jarft671/
Jaerf671/
Jarws671/
Sarvw671/
Jahrf671/
Jarbz670/
Hearv670/

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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 Jarv
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