Paiva Surname
Approximately 233,547 people bear this surname
Paiva Surname User-submission:
Portuguese toponymic from the land that today is Castelo de Paiva ("castle of Paiva").
Paiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 133,468 | 1:1,604 | 173 |
| Angola | 24,846 | 1:1,086 | 192 |
| Mozambique | 19,775 | 1:1,379 | 335 |
| Portugal | 17,447 | 1:597 | 101 |
| Paraguay | 7,922 | 1:913 | 211 |
| Peru | 6,854 | 1:4,637 | 760 |
| Argentina | 5,897 | 1:7,248 | 722 |
| United States | 3,924 | 1:92,370 | 10,382 |
| Venezuela | 3,626 | 1:8,330 | 857 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,485 | 1:8,374 | 1,222 |
| Uruguay | 1,220 | 1:2,813 | 328 |
| Chile | 993 | 1:17,741 | 1,200 |
| Canada | 712 | 1:51,749 | 6,229 |
| Colombia | 598 | 1:79,890 | 3,260 |
| Spain | 478 | 1:97,808 | 8,061 |
| Bolivia | 472 | 1:22,492 | 1,753 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| India | 379 | 1:2,023,919 | 69,181 |
| France | 333 | 1:199,468 | 31,013 |
| Zimbabwe | 220 | 1:70,174 | 10,440 |
| Papua New Guinea | 217 | 1:37,575 | 4,533 |
| England | 215 | 1:259,154 | 20,728 |
| Ecuador | 166 | 1:95,818 | 6,094 |
| Switzerland | 101 | 1:81,316 | 9,293 |
| South Africa | 100 | 1:541,777 | 42,852 |
| Nicaragua | 92 | 1:65,447 | 1,586 |
| Cape Verde | 89 | 1:5,951 | 229 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Germany | 59 | 1:1,364,499 | 85,126 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 53 | 1:3,348 | 316 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Panama | 20 | 1:195,613 | 5,661 |
| Bermuda | 19 | 1:3,436 | 515 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Païva (2) & Páiva (1) are calculated separately.
Paiva (3,986) may also be a first name.
Paiva Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Portuguese toponymic from the land that today is Castelo de Paiva ("castle of Paiva").
- mfariacastroPaiva Demographics
Average Paiva Salary in
United States
$45,470 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Paiva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paiva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paiva (Arabic: بايفا, Marathi: पैवा) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms: Païva or Páiva. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paiva? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paiva is the 2,353rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,204 people. The surname Paiva is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Paiva reside; 69 percent reside in South America and 57 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 110,675th most numerous first name globally, borne by 3,986 people.
The surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 133,468 people, or 1 in 1,604. In Brazil Paiva is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 18 percent reside, Ceará, where 12 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 90 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 11 percent reside and Mozambique, where 8 percent reside.
Paiva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Paiva has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Paiva surname increased 10,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Paiva Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Paiva surname are 44.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.44% being registered with the party.
The amount Paiva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 19.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,123 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.41% more than the national average, earning R 352,668 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning $21,963,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $45,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning $55,660 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paiva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paiva in the Marathi language | ||
| पैवा | paiva | 72.73 |
| पाईवा | pa'iva | 14.55 |
| पाइवा | pa'iva | 7.27 |
| पईवा | pa'iva | 3.64 |
| Paiva in the Arabic language | ||
| بايفا | bayfa | - |
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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
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