Järv Surname
Approximately 897 people bear this surname
Järv Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 790 | 1:1,673 | 79 |
| Finland | 69 | 1:79,662 | 8,635 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Jarv (117) are calculated separately.
Järv Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Järv Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Järv occurs more in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Jarv. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Järv? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 393,872nd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,124,354 people. The last name Järv occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Järv live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The surname Järv is most commonly occurring in Estonia, where it is borne by 790 people, or 1 in 1,673. Excluding Estonia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 8 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Järv
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