Yov Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Yov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 76 | 1:598,983 | 65,662 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
Yov (185) may also be a first name.
Yov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yov (Russian: Йов) occurs most in Ukraine. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yov? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,612,213th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. Yov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Yov are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 61 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 669,105th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 185 people.
It is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 598,983. In Ukraine Yov is most common in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 24 percent are found, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Kiev, where 9 percent are found. Beside Ukraine this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoav | 86 | 270 | / |
| Yovt | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yoov | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yhov | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yv | 80 | 106 | / |
| Yvova | 75 | 20 | / |
| Yohov | 75 | 13 | / |
| Yoahv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yovsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiyov | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yav | 67 | 46,743 | / |
| Yow | 67 | 8,411 | / |
| Yob | 67 | 2,065 | / |
| Yiv | 67 | 1,882 | / |
| Yop | 67 | 1,107 | / |
| Jov | 67 | 1,051 | / |
| Iov | 67 | 708 | / |
| Yovova | 67 | 345 | / |
| Yabova | 67 | 161 | / |
| Yapova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hyv | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yvs | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yof | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ayv | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yvp | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayvova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yvw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uyv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jyv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ojv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yvt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aayoov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yvh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yhv | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oiv | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ytv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yavova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yvf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ysv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yvz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yvd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yopova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayjoov | 67 | 1 | / |
Yov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yov in the Russian language | ||
| Йов | jov | - |
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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 Yov
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