Syv Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Syv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690

Syv (63) may also be a first name.

Syv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Syv (Russian: Сыв) occurs most in Ukraine. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syv? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Syv occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Syv reside; 42 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 35 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 63 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,058,077. In Ukraine Syv is most numerous in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 22 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Cherkasy Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 23 percent reside and Thailand, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayv8663/
Shyv863/
Soyv863/
Szyv861/
Syvf861/
Sytv861/
Sysv861/
Syvt861/
Scyv861/
Syvch7532/
Shyov7511/
Sheyv752/
Shoyv751/
Shayv751/
Sydtv751/
Siv6713,675/
Sev675,708/
Syb671,552/
Syp67277/
Syvova67226/
Sybova67108/
Sypova6724/
Syw6720/
Syf6719/
Säv6717/
Zyv678/
Schyov676/
Xyv676/
Sév673/
Shyshv671/

Syv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syv in the Russian language
Сывsyv-

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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 Syv
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