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 also be rendered as: Païva or Páiva. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Paiva is the 2,353^rd most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 31,204 people. The last name Paiva is primarily 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 110,675^th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 3,986 people.

This last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 133,468 people, or 1 in 1,604. In Brazil Paiva is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 18 percent live, Ceará, where 12 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 90 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 11 percent live and Mozambique, where 8 percent live.

Paiva Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Paiva has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Paiva surname rose 10,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Paiva Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Paiva last name are 44.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.44% being registered with the political 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.