Chiav Surname

331,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Chiav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,1031:14,0411,107
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Chiav (434) may also be a first name.

Chiav Last Name Facts

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

Chiav occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 331,287th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,524,213 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Chiav are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Chiav is also the 411,730th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 434 people.

The last name Chiav is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 1,103 people, or 1 in 14,041. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 16 percent are found, Siem Reap Province, where 12 percent are found and Kampot Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Cambodia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiav917/
Chihav911/
Chiavz911/
Hiav893/
Choijav83388/
Chaiyav837/
Schiavd831/
Khiav8041,750/
Chiab80621/
Chiaf80188/
Chiaw80148/
Cheav80143/
Hsiav8046/
Chiap8041/
Shiav807/
Chiov804/
Hijav802/
Chyav801/
Choijjav771/
Chihab7312,085/
Chheav73100/
Chijap7339/
Chijov7337/
Chiape7317/
Tchiaw736/
Khieav735/
Chhiap732/
Chihaw731/
Hkiahv731/
Shihav731/
Hajiav731/
Chiafe731/
Chihov731/
Schiab730/
Chiappe673,243/
Hiab672,964/
Siav672,579/
Chihowa67935/
Hiap67297/
Chijiap67222/
Chijova6789/
Kiav6757/
Tchijov6717/
Chihova679/
Chihaib679/
Chaiyap679/
Hiaw677/
Heav677/
Hyav676/
Shaijav674/
Hiaf674/
Chhihab674/
Chaiyaw674/
Cyav674/
Schihab673/
Chiaffe672/
Chaiyab672/
Tchiape672/
Chuiyap671/
Schiaaf671/
Shihgav671/
Shaiyav671/
Cahaiab671/
Tchiafe671/

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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 Chiav
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