Piven Surname

95,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Piven Surname User-submission:

A Ukrainian surname, meaning 'rooster'.

Piven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,1631:34,6204,697
Belarus2171:43,7847,494
Kazakhstan1651:107,16711,683
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Israel1341:63,8638,018
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Pivén (10) & Piveñ (1) are calculated separately.

Piven (19) may also be a first name.

Piven Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Ukrainian surname, meaning 'rooster'.

- judepiven

Piven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piven (Georgian: პივენ, Russian: Пивень) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Pivén or Piveñ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piven? popularity and diffusion

The surname Piven is the 95,237th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,458,384 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Piven are found; 66 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 65 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

It is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 4,163 people, or 1 in 34,620. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 23 percent reside, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 6 percent reside and Stavropol Krai, where 6 percent reside. Beside Russia it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Piven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Piven has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Piven surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Piven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Piven are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Piven earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.39% more than the national average, earning $51,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning $46,023 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pivén9310/
Piveñ931/
Pivent9118/
Pivene912/
Pieven911/
Poiven910/
Phivent830/
Pyven808,707/
Pivin801,389/
Peven80589/
Pivem8010/
Puven802/
Pivín801/
Pivenova771/
Pivain73356/
Pisvin73248/
Pivina73205/
Peveen7373/
Paivin7354/
Pivion7326/
Pevent7321/
Paivyn7316/
Pivoin7311/
Pueven731/
Pivène731/
Puivin731/
Pyvene731/
Pivine731/
Pievin731/
Pevene731/
Pevean731/
Puveen731/
Piving731/
Peaven730/
Pevien730/
Pivinn730/
Pitvin730/
Poivetint711/
Poitvin6754/
Paivyna6722/
Paivina6715/
Peaveen6714/
Peiving6710/
Pivoine679/
Paivine678/
Pibetin671/
Peeveen671/
Paivain671/
Pivinck671/
Pevisen670/
Phibean670/

Piven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piven in the Georgian language
პივენpiven-
Piven in the Russian language
Пивеньpiven-

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