Cives Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Cives Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cives Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3421:136,70210,317
Argentina1341:318,98125,304
Italy1101:555,97053,564
France191:3,495,933219,029
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cives (11) may also be a first name.

Cives Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cives occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cives? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 497,847th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. The surname Cives occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Cives are found; 68 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Cives is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The surname Cives is most numerous in Spain, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 136,702. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 89 percent live, Madrid, where 7 percent live and Catalonia, where 2 percent live. Besides Spain this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 20 percent live and Italy, where 17 percent live.

Cives Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cives has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cives Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cives earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.98% more than the national average, earning €53,146 per year and in United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chives91108/
Caives917/
Cieves912/
Ceives911/
Scives910/
Civets910/
Cive89351/
Chivese83846/
Schives8357/
Chaives8347/
Cheives8315/
Chivees831/
Chive80703/
Sives80574/
Civet80443/
Civis80245/
Kives80180/
Civez80129/
Gives8083/
Civey8063/
Cibes8051/
Civer8035/
Ceves8017/
Scive8015/
Cived8011/
Jives8010/
Civís802/
Zives801/
Civec801/
Chiveshe771/
Chisvets771/
Chaivesh771/
Cheves732,233/
Shives731,794/
Sivets731,268/
Chiver73771/
Chivhe73729/
Chivet73449/
Sieves73382/
Schive73289/
Quives73282/
Chivis73204/
Sciove73108/
Sivess7376/
Cevese7365/
Kieves7344/
Civeit7344/
Chaive7343/
Chivez7336/
Saives7333/
Civish7331/
Chivee7326/
Szives7325/
Civetz7324/
Tsives7322/
Jivesh7318/
Caibes7317/
Givets7315/
Scieve7314/
Cheive7312/
Ciebes739/
Sivies736/
Keives736/
Sivesh736/
Chibes734/
Chived734/
Kivesh733/
Ceveas733/
Civett733/
Cuyves733/
Kivets733/
Chivei733/
Chisve732/
Siveus732/
Joives732/
Chivée732/
Citver732/
Jeives731/
Caivez731/
Chitve731/
Cevess731/
Chihve731/
Dgives731/
Citvis731/
Givese731/
Zivets731/
Scivey731/
Sivesr731/
Seives731/
Tzives731/
Ciebis731/
Juives731/
Sivese731/
Cévese731/
Cibies731/
Chivex731/
Chivey731/
Ceveys730/
Gieves730/
Zeives730/
Cisvey730/
Ceaves730/
Chivhetse711/
Sive678,723/
Civa674,899/
Civi67587/
Schieve67444/
Zive67402/
Cheeves67388/
Cheaves67318/
Chaivez67159/
Zhivets67125/
Scheive67107/
Kivetts6798/
Ceve6789/
Chivise6783/
Schijve6762/
Shivesh6762/
Chibese6761/
Chaivee6760/
Cibe6758/
Chiwese6757/
Sheives6745/
Czivisz6739/
Sivetts6732/
Schaive6730/
Gkioves6717/
Scheves6714/
Chibest6712/
Siveshe6712/
Ciwe6711/
Chisver6710/
Czibesz679/
Schivei678/
Chevess676/
Shivets674/
Shieves674/
Sceeves674/
Chaiwes673/
Schivey672/
Cheiver672/
Cevesse672/
Chaivet672/
Chithve671/
Chivice671/
Chivihe671/
Chiwesh671/
Choivez671/
Ceverzs671/
Chaivis671/
Cheibes671/
Cheveis671/
Chevese671/
Chhivhe671/
Jaiveis671/
Xive671/
Siveash671/
Sievest671/
Shiveys671/
Shchive671/
Sievets671/
Schivet671/
Cahyves671/
Choiver671/
Tjivese671/
Schibes671/
Shivess670/
Chivois670/
Sievess670/
Schivie670/
Chevest670/
Sceiver670/
Cheveas670/
Seivies670/
Ceavese670/

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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
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  • 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 Cives
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