Niva Surname

110,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Niva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
Finland8831:6,225973
India5451:1,407,45953,983
Sweden5441:18,1011,517
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Kenya1451:318,48219,707
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Solomon Islands741:7,8381,260
Romania511:393,68432,593
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Norway451:114,27315,150
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
France231:2,887,944200,772
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
England91:6,190,895170,599
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Niva (21,315) may also be a first name.

Niva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niva (Arabic: نيفا, Bengali: নিভা, Georgian: ნივა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻔﻊ, Hindi: नीवा, Marathi: नीवा, Oriya: ନିଭା, Russian: Нива) is most common in Bangladesh. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Niva.

How Common Is The Last Name Niva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 110,165th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,726,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Niva reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Scandinavia. Niva is also the 36,061st most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 21,315 people.

This surname is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,262 people, or 1 in 126,273. Apart from Bangladesh this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 21 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Niva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Niva has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Niva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Niva surname is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Niva last name are 14.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Niva earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning 242,637 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 30.94% less than the national average, earning $15,678,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $47,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $49,385 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nieva8959,541/
Nivas8945,246/
Neiva896,951/
Nuiva89410/
Nivah89327/
Nivaj89243/
Naiva89192/
Nivad89134/
Nivau89101/
Noiva89100/
Nivea8972/
Nivat8968/
Nisva8967/
Nivaz8927/
Nivai8923/
Nivaa8917/
Ngiva896/
Nivay891/
Nivha891/
Nhiva891/
Nivéa891/
Nniva891/
Niova891/
Gniva891/
Nivash80789/
Ngoiva80255/
Neivas80112/
Nivaux8065/
Nivaud8061/
Nivaut8041/
Nivaas8033/
Naivat8026/
Naivas8012/
Naivai8012/
Ngaiva8011/
Nivass808/
Nivaja806/
Naivad805/
Nievea805/
Naaiva804/
Nivaia803/
Nivaad802/
Naivah802/
Nnivas802/
Nivais802/
Nievaa802/
Nuivas802/
Noivad801/
Nishva801/
Nisvad801/
Nivadh801/
Hnieva801/
Neivah801/
Nuivaz801/
Naivay801/
Naivaz801/
Nivaha801/
Nivajh801/
Nivaya801/
Niveas801/
Nisvat801/
Niwa7559,535/
Neva754,591/
Niba753,982/
Nivi75313/
Nive75182/
Nivo75131/
Nuva7559/
Nivy7512/
Nhva756/
Néva751/
Nivault731,125/
Niveaux7355/
Nivasch7331/
Nivaggi7314/
Naivaya735/
Nahieva734/
Nishvas733/
Nağieva733/
Naivath731/
Nuhieva731/
Nishvat731/
Nivassh731/
Niveaut731/
Nueva678,694/
Ngiba674,752/
Nevas673,537/
Nivet673,408/
Nevaj673,007/
Nieve672,772/
Niway672,256/
Naive671,480/
Niver671,244/
Nieba671,076/
Nibha67661/
Nivot67649/
Nimpa67643/
Ngeva67482/
Noivo67379/
Naiwa67365/
Nives67356/
Nibat67323/
Niwai67298/
Nievo67289/
Nevaa67222/
Naiba67222/
Nibas67204/
Gnivo67194/
Névoa67175/
Nibay67165/
Gniba67160/
Nivez67150/
Nevoa67126/
Nibah67125/
Nivio67119/
Nevad67117/
Nibad67106/
Nuiba67104/
Neeva67100/
Nevay6798/
Nihua6789/
Noive6787/
Nived6780/
Nevat6775/
Nivou6769/
Gniwa6762/
Nisba6750/
Nevai6749/
Nevah6749/
Neiba6744/
Naivi6737/
Niewa6736/
Neive6734/
Neava6733/
Nheva6730/
Nibai6728/
Niwua6728/
Nijve6725/
Nevaz6723/
Niveault6723/
Nevea6722/
Ngive6722/
Hneva6722/
Nesva6720/
Niveh6719/
Noiwa6718/
Gneva6716/
Najva6716/
Noiba6716/
Nyvad6716/
Neuva6715/
Nuivo6714/
Nitve6713/
Niwaj6711/
Nevha6711/
Nisvi6710/
Nivey6710/
Naivo6710/
Naivy679/
Nivis678/
Nibau678/
Nuvai677/
Nivoo677/
Gnivi677/
Nuvay677/
Niove676/
Nivit676/
Nivie676/
Niwaa675/
Nívea675/
Nivoy675/
Nivér675/
Nivoh675/
Neyva674/
Nievi674/
Niwah674/
Neivo674/
Nhiwa673/
Nibea673/
Nyova673/
Nitba673/
Nivee673/
Nibaa673/
Nisua673/
Nevau673/
Naaivaya673/
Nivih672/
Nivoz672/
Nibaj672/
Nuive672/
Nuvah672/
Neiwa672/
Nehva672/
Nivos672/
Ngivi672/
Naiua671/
Nijvi671/
Nuiwa671/
Niviy671/
Gnive671/
Hniba671/
Neivy671/
Nhiba671/
Niboa671/
Niveu671/
Nivid671/
Nivoi671/
Nivíe671/
Nneva671/
Nijvo671/
Névai671/
Névay671/
Nivod671/
Nuvau671/
Nniba671/
Neivi671/
Nayva671/
Niowa671/
Noivi671/
Nivyy671/
Niwea671/
Nijba671/
Nyvea670/

Niva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Niva in the Georgian language
ნივაniva-
Niva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻔﻊanf-
Niva in the Bengali language
নিভাnibha97.67
নীভাnibha1.16
নিবাniba1.16
Niva in the Oriya language
ନିଭାnibha83.33
ନୀଭାnibha8.33
ନିୱାniwa8.33
Niva in the Marathi language
नीवाniva83.33
नीवniva16.67
Niva in the Hindi language
नीवाniva71.07
निवाniva25.79
निवniva0.63
निभाnibha0.63
नीभाnibha0.63
Niva in the Russian language
Ниваniva-
Niva in the Arabic language
نيفاnyfa-

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