Chiva Surname
Approximately 5,828 people bear this surname
Chiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,643 | 1:38,304 | 5,928 |
| Spain | 1,666 | 1:28,062 | 2,893 |
| Romania | 829 | 1:24,219 | 3,077 |
| France | 161 | 1:412,563 | 60,334 |
| Brazil | 135 | 1:1,585,736 | 52,536 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 64 | 1:93,323 | 11,627 |
| Uruguay | 36 | 1:95,327 | 9,476 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Moldova | 16 | 1:222,586 | 20,292 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Chiva (841) may also be a first name.
Chiva Demographics
Average Chiva Salary in
United States
$5,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chiva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chiva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﺀ, Hindi: छिव, Marathi: चीवा, Russian: Чива) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiva? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 83,062nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,250,437 people. Chiva is primarily found in Asia, where 48 percent of Chiva live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Chiva is also the 281,453rd most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 841 people.
It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,643 people, or 1 in 38,304. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Western Visayas, where 52 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 23 percent live and National Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 29 percent live and Romania, where 14 percent live.
Chiva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chiva has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Chiva last name increased 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chiva Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Chiva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 44.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,004 per year; in South Africa they earn 77% less than the national average, earning R 54,648 per year; in United States they earn 86.46% less than the national average, earning $5,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.02% less than the national average, earning $47,191 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chiva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chiva in the Marathi language | ||
| चीवा | civa | - |
| Chiva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﺀ | alshfa | 82.61 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﻱ | alshfay | 8.07 |
| ﺷﻔﺎﺀ | shfa | 1.86 |
| Chiva in the Hindi language | ||
| छिव | chiva | 45.45 |
| चीवा | civa | 27.27 |
| चिवा | civa | 18.18 |
| शिवाराम | sivarama | 9.09 |
| Chiva in the Russian language | ||
| Чива | civa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chiva
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