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

The surname Hiva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻴﻔﻪ, Hindi: हिवा, Marathi: हीवा) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 895,817^th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 common first name at a global level, held by 673 people.

The last name Hiva is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 912,056. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 69 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 15 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 5 percent are found. Apart from 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 frequency of Hiva has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.