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

The last name Jiv (Hindi: जीव, Marathi: जीव) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jiv.

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

The last name is the 1,168,344^th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jiv reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 104,058^th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 4,395 people.

The last name Jiv is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 3,913,599. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 65 percent are found, Himachal Pradesh, where 11 percent are found and Haryana, where 8 percent are found. Besides India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.