Givá Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Givá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Givá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Giva (9,475) are calculated separately.

Givá Last Name Facts

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

Givá is borne by more people in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Giva. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Givá? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Givá reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.

The last name Givá is most prevalent in Mozambique, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,815,392. Not including Mozambique this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 14 percent are found and Portugal, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giva929,475/
Givo7583/
Jivá7528/
Živá751/
Civáň67260/
Gaiva67195/
Gieva67120/
Givah67108/
Guiva67102/
Givot6799/
Givas6791/
Givaa6786/
Goiva6749/
Gaivo6740/
Givat6738/
Givey6732/
Gibaľová6724/
Guivo6721/
Siváň6715/
Givai6713/
Gibás6710/
Givha678/
Ngiva676/
Ghiva675/
Givoh673/
Givoi673/
Givou673/
Givei672/
Givau672/
Givay672/
Živáň672/
Givos672/
Givaj671/
Givap671/
Givea671/
Givop671/
Itvás671/
Sgiva671/
Givad671/
Gitva671/

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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 Givá
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