Where Does The Last Name Hiva Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hiva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻴﻔﻪ, Hindi: हिवा, Marathi: हीवा) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiva? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Hiva is the 895,817^th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Hiva reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Hiva is also the 319,704^th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 673 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 912,056. In The Philippines Hiva is primarily found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 69 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 15 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Hiva Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Hiva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hiva surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.