Chhiv Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Chhiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chhiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Cambodia331:469,3074,109
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
France201:3,321,136213,627
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chhiv (1,085) may also be a first name.

Chhiv Last Name Facts

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

Chhiv (Hindi: छीव) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chhiv.

How Common Is The Last Name Chhiv? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chhiv is the 1,453,389th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Chhiv live; 56 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 242,362nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 1,085 people.

Chhiv is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 42 percent live, Washington, where 23 percent live and Connecticut, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States Chhiv is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.

Chhiv Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chhiv surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Chhiv earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $47,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $51,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chhiev919/
Chhaiv911/
Chiv8910,538/
Chhib80350/
Chiev80223/
Chaiv8011/
Cheiv8010/
Chhip806/
Chiov804/
Chivs803/
Chivz801/
Schiv801/
Civ75591/
Hiv75473/
Chhaib73351/
Chheav73100/
Chhipe7360/
Chhaif734/
Scheiv734/
Schiev732/
Chhiep731/
Chivch731/
Chshev731/
Chhips731/
Chheva731/
Chaivs731/
Chib675,720/
Shiv674,796/
Chip671,030/
Chiw67466/
Chif67265/
Chev67247/
Zhiv67219/
Chipova67120/
Ciev6736/
Khiv6732/
Shahiev6725/
Chibova6722/
Chhippe6710/
Heiv6710/
Hsiv677/
Sciv676/
Caiv676/
Chehieb674/
Chyv673/
Haiv673/
Chaheev672/
Civt671/
Civz671/
Cjhv671/
Chjv671/
Cziv671/
Jciv671/
Jhiv671/
Hhev671/
Hhjv671/
Hhyv671/
Hivh671/
Hivw671/
Ch'heib671/
Hivz671/
Shuhiev671/
Shohiev671/
Hoiv671/
Civs671/
Civh671/
Cuiv671/
Hivs671/
Hihv671/

Chhiv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chhiv in the Hindi language
छीवchiva53.33
छिवchiva46.67

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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 Chhiv
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