Nivava Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nivava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nivava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nivava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nivava occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nivava click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nivava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Nivava reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Nivava is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Nivava is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 100 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nivaeva9212/
Nivavaz921/
Nivavat921/
Nivavas921/
Nivasvat861/
Nevava83145/
Nivave8325/
Nivova833/
Nevaeva77175/
Nevavat777/
Niveeva774/
Nuvaeva773/
Naiveva771/
Nivavio771/
Nibhavat7110/
Nivaswat715/
Nibavath715/
Nivasves712/
Nevavatt711/
Nivawy6749/
Nibaba6723/
Nebava6711/
Niwawa6710/
Nivasvech679/
Nibova673/
Nywava671/

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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 Nivava
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