Biva Surname
Approximately 4,406 people bear this surname
Biva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,055 | 1:39,299 | 2,322 |
| South Africa | 93 | 1:582,556 | 44,854 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Bíva (4) are calculated separately.
Biva (12,274) may also be a first name.
Biva Demographics
Average Biva Salary in
South Africa
R 44,412
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Biva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Biva (Hindi: बीवा, Marathi: बीवा, Oriya: ବିଭା, Russian: Бива) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bíva. Click here for further potential spellings of Biva.
How Common Is The Last Name Biva? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 106,157th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,654,005 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Biva reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Biva is also the 53,330th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 12,274 people.
The last name Biva is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 4,055 people, or 1 in 39,299. Barring Bangladesh Biva occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Biva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Biva has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Biva surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Biva Last Name Statistics demography
Biva earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.31% less than the national average, earning R 44,412 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biva in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିଭା | bibha | - |
| Biva in the Marathi language | ||
| बीवा | biva | - |
| Biva in the Hindi language | ||
| बीवा | biva | 78.57 |
| बिवा | biva | 17.86 |
| बिश्र्वा | bisrva | 2.38 |
| बैवा | baiva | 1.19 |
| Biva in the Russian language | ||
| Бива | biva | - |
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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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- 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 Biva
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