Yves Surname

12,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Burundi

Yves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad14,6351:929161
Burundi13,1601:745202
Ethiopia6,6001:14,7802,065
Rwanda5,8911:1,929465
France1,1381:58,3687,816
Togo6301:11,5042,968
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Dominican Republic2701:38,6402,109
Ivory Coast2561:90,1224,769
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Cameroon2181:95,27111,358
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Haiti1471:72,6803,923
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Mauritius1091:11,8662,562
Belgium1041:110,54516,500
Canada961:383,80834,152
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Madagascar361:656,9402,016
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
England211:2,653,24194,788
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Benin111:939,60046,216
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
China71:195,331,65210,124
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Yves (753,279) may also be a first name.

Yves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yves (Marathi: यवेस) occurs more in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yves? popularity and diffusion

Yves is the 12,604th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 163,706 people. The surname Yves is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yves are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Yves is also the 1,255th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 753,279 people.

The last name is most common in Chad, where it is carried by 14,635 people, or 1 in 929. Outside of Chad this last name exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in Burundi, where 30 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 15 percent are found.

Yves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yves last name expanded 7,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yves last name are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yves earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15% less than the national average, earning $36,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.5% less than the national average, earning $38,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyves8923/
Yvets898/
Yoves893/
Yvest892/
Ayves891/
Yvesh891/
Yvehs891/
Jyves890/
Yve86298/
Ayvesh801/
Yovesh801/
Goyves801/
Ayvese801/
Uyvese801/
Hayves800/
Ives7524,467/
Eves757,548/
Yver751,404/
Yvet75216/
Yove7578/
Yvis7537/
Ybes7536/
Ayve7528/
Yvys7513/
Hyve759/
Yvey758/
Yhve755/
Yvei754/
Yvej754/
Yveh753/
Eyve752/
Ywes752/
Yive752/
Uyve751/
Oyve751/
Yvjs751/
Ytve751/
Yvehesh73113/
Yveisse731/
Eaves6714,792/
Evies671,679/
Hives671,108/
Geyve67517/
Heves67452/
Hyver67292/
Hayve67143/
Evets67107/
Etves67102/
Híves6795/
Gives6783/
Aives6760/
Ivess6755/
Geves6754/
Isves6742/
Yovei6741/
Ayver6736/
Yovis6734/
D'Yve6734/
Aybes6724/
Ivets6718/
Evese6718/
Yobes6717/
Iveys6716/
Jyväs6715/
Ybeas6715/
Yvett6712/
Jives6710/
Evest679/
Eives678/
Ivies678/
Youes678/
Yvois678/
Yiver676/
Hybes675/
Eveus674/
Eyver674/
Evesh673/
Uybes673/
Iveas673/
Yveit672/
Ayvis672/
Ieves672/
Ayues672/
Ysbes672/
Eve's672/
Ivest672/
Evess671/
Oives671/
Ivees671/
Hyvee671/
Gayve671/
Ywies671/
Eveis671/
Hywes671/
Ivesh671/
Iveus671/
Yovea671/
Yivey671/
Eyvet671/
Evesc671/
Eveys671/
Yovys671/
Ajves671/
Eveas671/
Yovey670/
Uives670/
Ivesd670/
Eeves670/
Euves670/

Yves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yves in the Marathi language
यवेसyavesa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yves
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