Meaning & History
Means "son of Ivan". It is among the most common surnames in Bulgaria and Russia.
Related Names
VariantsIvanova, Ivov, Vanev, Vaneva, Vankov, Vankova, Vanchev(Bulgarian) Ivankov, Ivankova, Ivanova(Russian) Ivanova(Ukrainian) Ivanova, Ivanovska, Ivanovski(Macedonian)
Other Languages & CulturesHovanesian, Hovhannisyan(Armenian) Ivanoŭ, Ivanova, Ivanow, Kazloŭ, Kazlova, Kazlow(Belarusian) Ivanović, Ivanković(Croatian) Janda, Jandová, Janáček, Janíček(Czech) Jensen, Jenson, Johannessen, Johansen(Danish) Jans, Jansen, Jansens, Jansing, Jansingh, Jansink, Janson, Janssen, Janssens, Janzen, Yancy(Dutch) Evans, Evanson, Hanson, I'Anson, Janson, Jeanes, John, Johns, Johnson, Jones, Hancock(English) Janssens(Flemish) Jean(French) Jans, Janson, Janz, Gensch, Jahn(German) Giannopoulos, Giannopoulou, Ioannidi, Ioannidis, Ioannidou, Ioannou(Greek) Jankovics(Hungarian) Jensson, Jóhannsson(Icelandic) Nana, Nani, Nanni, Nannini, Zanetti, Zunino(Italian) Jansone, Jansons(Latvian) Valjean(Literature) Jonaitienė, Jonaitis, Jonaitytė(Lithuanian) Jansen, Jensen, Jenssen, Johannessen, Johansen(Norwegian) Janda(Polish) Ion, Ionescu, Ionesco(Romanian) Ivanović, Jovanović, Ivanković(Serbian) Janíček(Slovak) Juan(Spanish) Janson, Jansson, Johansson, Jonsson(Swedish) Bevan, Evans, Jones(Welsh)