de Paiva Surname
Approximately 84,247 people bear this surname
de Paiva Surname User-submission:
(Portuguese) It is a toponymic meaning 'from Terras de Paiva', today Castelo de Paiva, a village in the District of Aveiro in the northern region of Portugal.
de Paiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 83,058 | 1:2,577 | 246 |
| South Africa | 411 | 1:131,819 | 15,401 |
| Portugal | 217 | 1:48,010 | 2,732 |
| France | 109 | 1:609,383 | 80,423 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: de Païva (1) are calculated separately.
de Paiva Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Portuguese) It is a toponymic meaning 'from Terras de Paiva', today Castelo de Paiva, a village in the District of Aveiro in the northern region of Portugal.
- antoniopaivaDe Paiva is a Portuguese toponymic surname from the city that today is Castelo de Paiva in the north of Portugal.
- antoniopaivade Paiva Demographics
Average Male de Paiva Height
174.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
de Paiva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name de Paiva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name de Paiva is found most in Brazil. It can also occur as: de Païva. For other potential spellings of de Paiva click here.
How Common Is The Last Name de Paiva? popularity and diffusion
de Paiva is the 6,715th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 86,502 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of de Paiva live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 83,058 people, or 1 in 2,577. In Brazil de Paiva is most common in: Minas Gerais, where 23 percent are found, São Paulo, where 19 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent are found. Beside Brazil it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Portugal, where 0 percent are found.
de Paiva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of de Paiva has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
de Paiva Last Name Statistics demography
The amount de Paiva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.13% less than the national average, earning 331,771 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 92.02% more than the national average, earning R 456,324 per year; in United States they earn 89.6% more than the national average, earning $81,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.99% more than the national average, earning $58,620 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| de Païva | 96 | 1 | / |
| de Paivas | 94 | 4 | / |
| de Piva | 93 | 6 | / |
| de Pava | 93 | 5 | / |
| da Paiva | 88 | 101 | / |
| de Payva | 88 | 17 | / |
| De-Paiva | 88 | 4 | / |
| de Pauva | 88 | 4 | / |
| di Paiva | 88 | 4 | / |
| de Paive | 88 | 2 | / |
| de Paiua | 88 | 2 | / |
| de Paivo | 88 | 2 | / |
| de Pavea | 88 | 1 | / |
| de Pasva | 88 | 1 | / |
| de Paeva | 88 | 1 | / |
| de Pauvas | 82 | 2 | / |
| da Piva | 80 | 2 | / |
| de Peva | 80 | 1 | / |
| de Pavo | 80 | 1 | / |
| da Pieva | 75 | 19 | / |
| de Pieve | 75 | 3 | / |
| de Pavid | 75 | 1 | / |
| de Pampa | 75 | 1 | / |
| de Pavio | 75 | 1 | / |
| da Pieve | 63 | 610 | / |
| de Pever | 63 | 23 | / |
| de Pawer | 63 | 1 | / |
| da Piwo | 53 | 1 | / |
| da Pebha | 50 | 1 | / |
| di Phewa | 50 | 1 | / |
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