Wive Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wive Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wive (45) may also be a first name.

Wive Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wive is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wive? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wive is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Wive reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia. Wive is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 45 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 225,789. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 76 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 16 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Denmark it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waive89251/
Wieve8921/
Weive894/
Wiveh891/
Whive891/
Witved8028/
Waived801/
Whivee801/
Wayive801/
Wivech801/
Witvet801/
Weieve800/
Vive751,445/
Wave75313/
Wiwe75290/
Bive75242/
Weve75224/
Wuve756/
Wivi753/
Wève752/
Uive751/
Whitvey731/
Weiaver730/
Vives6725,491/
Vivet673,224/
Wavey671,735/
Viver671,046/
Waave67261/
Vivie67236/
Vaive67225/
Vivez67198/
Weuve67175/
Vived6789/
Wauve6773/
Bivee6752/
Baive6748/
Wiwie6740/
Waiwe6740/
Waivi6739/
Boive6728/
Weivi6722/
Vivey6721/
Uiver6721/
Wievi6720/
Vieve6719/
Beive6718/
Visve6714/
Wavee6714/
Wevie6712/
Wiwei6711/
Wiewe678/
Wißwe675/
Vivee675/
Weave674/
Wavea674/
Weiwe673/
Wewie672/
Wyves672/
Vhive671/
Weveh671/
Wevee671/
Whave671/
Buive671/
Voive671/
Wheve671/
Vuive671/
Wouve671/
Wäver671/
Biveh671/
Wavei671/
Whiva671/
Waivhech671/
Wajve671/
Wiwes671/
Wueve671/
Weeve671/
Wijbe671/
Uives670/

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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 Wive
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