Yovka Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yovka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yovka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yovka (4,373) may also be a first name.

Yovka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yovka (Russian: Йовка) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yovka.

How Common Is The Last Name Yovka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yovka is the 3,100,440th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Yovka are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 104,396th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 4,373 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,820,908. In Ukraine Yovka is mostly found in: Kiev, where 92 percent reside, Kiev Oblast, where 4 percent reside and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Not including Ukraine Yovka is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yvka8928/
Yovko80115/
Yavka801/
Goyvka731/
Yavkaa731/
Yvko671,985/
Evka67107/
Ivka6748/
Giovkah677/
Ywka672/

Yovka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yovka in the Russian language
Йовкаjovka-

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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 Yovka
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