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

The surname Hiva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻴﻔﻪ, Hindi: हिवा, Marathi: हीवा) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 895,817^th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. It 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 frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 673 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 912,056. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 69 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 15 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 5 percent are found. Besides The Philippines Hiva occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.

Hiva Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hiva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hiva last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.