Jean-Yves Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Jean-Yves Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Jean & Yves.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jean-Yves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1091:609,38380,423
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Jean-Yves (109,452) may also be a first name.

Jean-Yves Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jean-Yves Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jean-Yves is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jean-Yves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jean-Yves? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. Jean-Yves occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Jean-Yves live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 9,392nd most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 109,452 people.

The surname is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 609,383. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 32 percent reside, Brittany, where 22 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 16 percent reside. Beside France this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Jean-Yves Last Name Statistics demography

Jean-Yves earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeanyves9410/
Jean Yves898/
Jenoves7510/
Janeves751/
Jenovese7149/
Jenovesa717/
Jenovesi715/
Janvieus713/
Jienvies711/
Janivesi711/
Jeaunovs711/
Janaveis711/
Jean-Vaysse701/
Janavs6719/
Janovs6711/
Janvez674/
Jenavs673/
Jenovs672/
Janvas672/
Jneves671/

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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 Jean-Yves
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