Miava Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Miava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Miava (13) may also be a first name.

Miava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miava is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miava? popularity and diffusion

Miava is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Miava is primarily found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Miava live; 79 percent live in Oceania Islands and 74 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Miava is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 13 people.

The last name Miava is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Miava is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Miava occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Madagascar, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mijava913/
Mihava911/
Mihavha831/
Mihavaj831/
Mijavah831/
Myava80608/
Miaba80209/
Miova8098/
Miave8069/
Meava8030/
Miawa8022/
Mjava801/
Miavo801/
Maiyavat773/
Mihova734,683/
Miaway731,157/
Mihawa73157/
Mijova7324/
Myavga7322/
Miovas7315/
Miavez7311/
Mgiawa739/
Meavea737/
Mihave737/
Miauay736/
Miawad736/
Mehava736/
Mihavi733/
Miabas732/
Miabai732/
Mhiaba732/
Mihaba732/
Miawaz731/
Mianpa731/
Mjavas731/
Miavoy731/
Mijaba731/
Miawea731/
Miabat731/
Miabea731/
Miaves731/
Miawai731/
Mieova731/
Myavha731/
Miawas731/
Maijawa67126/
Maiyawa6750/
Miavecz6733/
Maiyaba6720/
Meiyawa6717/
Mijiawa6711/
Majiaba676/
Majiova675/
Maijaba675/
Mujiaba672/
Majhava672/
Mujiawa671/
Mieaway671/
Miabeah671/
Miahway671/
Miavich671/
Mejiave671/
Miheiva671/
Mijavie671/
Majgova671/
Mejiawa671/
Myaavga671/
Magiaba671/
Magiavi671/
Mijabat671/
Mijovać671/
Moiyawa671/
Mjavaha671/
Miawaya671/
Miabhai671/
Miaabad671/
Mjavaid671/
Meaveah671/

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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
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  • 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 Miava
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