Yivo Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yivo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yivo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yivo (30) may also be a first name.

Yivo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yivo (Russian: Йиво) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yivo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yivo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Taraba, where 98 percent live and Plateau, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Yivo is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 7 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yivuo891/
Ivo8610,499/
Yvo86119/
Yovo7512,755/
Ivoy751,845/
Yibo75725/
Ivoh75379/
Oivo75370/
Ivos75182/
Ivoi75128/
Yvoz75122/
Aivo7595/
Isvo7585/
Givo7583/
Yiva7573/
Jivo7572/
Yiwo7554/
Ivoa7548/
Ivou7520/
Hivo7519/
Åivo7517/
Ivop7513/
Ivod756/
Yvos756/
Eivo754/
Ivuo753/
Yvoy753/
Hyvo752/
Ivot751/
Itvo751/
Yhvo751/
Yvot751/
Yvoo751/
Yvoh751/
Ayvo751/
Yvou751/
Ivho751/
Hoivo67320/
Hyvoz6784/
Jivoh6755/
Yovou6755/
Gaivo6740/
Yiuoe6728/
Yimpo6712/
Yihuo6710/
Yvois678/
Haivo678/
Yiwou677/
Yibou676/
Eivot674/
Givoi673/
Givou673/
Givoh673/
Hivos673/
Ayvoo672/
Yiwot672/
Yisuo672/
Ivoch672/
Hivou672/
Ivooy671/
Ivous671/
Eyvos671/
Jivoj671/
Jivod671/
Jievo671/
Iovgo671/
Yivga671/
Hivoy671/
Jivot671/
Jivoy671/
Yvots671/
Yovoi671/
Yivat671/
Yiwho671/
Yiwoz671/
Yiwuo671/
Aivoh671/
Isvod671/
Eivoz671/

Yivo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yivo in the Russian language
Йивоjivo-

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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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  • 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 Yivo
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