Jev Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5591:316,89217,477
India761:10,092,966194,472
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Jev (481) may also be a first name.

Jev Last Name Facts

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

Jev (Arabic: جيف, Hindi: जेव, Marathi: जेव) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jev is the 504,985th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Jev live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 387,696th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 481 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 559 people, or 1 in 316,892. In Nigeria Jev is most common in: Benue, where 82 percent are found, Enugu, where 3 percent are found and Kaduna, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Jev exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.

Jev Last Name Statistics demography

Jev earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeva86535/
Jeev86154/
Jesv862/
Jeyv862/
Jevp862/
Jevs861/
Jiev861/
Jgev861/
Ijev861/
Jevz861/
Jevt861/
Jeav861/
Ev804,375/
Ajiev7524/
Jevås7518/
Ijhev756/
Ojiev752/
Ijiev752/
Jjevd751/
Jessv751/
Jihev751/
Jgejv751/
Ijeva751/
Jijev751/
Sev675,708/
Cev675,636/
Hojiev675,344/
Jew672,171/
Jeb671,305/
Yev67512/
Hev67381/
Jep67227/
Jiv67204/
Hajiev67134/
Jef67124/
Gev6790/
Zev6779/
Iev6774/
Gajiev6749/
Hajyev6737/
Cjv6713/
Evf6712/
Evw679/
Gojiev678/
Ejv677/
Yjv676/
Jyv676/
Hjv673/
Jijeva673/
Jjv673/
Gajyev672/
Evh672/
Ajieyv671/
Gujyev671/
Jaheev671/
Gujiev671/
Zjv671/

Jev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jev in the Hindi language
जेवjeva-
Jev in the Marathi language
जेवjeva-
Jev in the Arabic language
جيفjyf-

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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 Jev
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