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
Yov (Russian: Йов) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yov.
How Common Is The Last Name Yov? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,612,213th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Yov live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Yov is also the 669,105th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 185 people.
Yov is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 598,983. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 24 percent are found, Zakarpattia Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Kiev, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine this surname is found 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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