Ivaska

Ivaska Meaning & Origin

About Ivaska
The surname Ivaska is of Finnish origin and is derived from the personal name Ivar, which means "archer" or "bow warrior" in Old Norse. The suffix -ska is a common Finnish surname ending, indicating "belonging to" or "descendant of." Therefore, Ivaska can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Ivar" or "belonging to the family of Ivar."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Ivaska is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Ivaska: 193
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 94,730
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ivaska based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Ivaska is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AFSK
🗽 NYSIIS
IA
🔊 Soundex
I1020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
IH0 V AA1 S K AH0
🌐 IPA
/ivaska*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AFSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
I120

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ivaska in Braille

Here's how to represent Ivaska in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Ivaska in braille

How to sign the name Ivaska using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Ivaska using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Ivaska in sign language

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