Qiva Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Qiva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Qiva (7) may also be a first name.

Qiva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qiva occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qiva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qiva is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Qiva live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Qiva is also the 4,548,448th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 7 people.

Qiva is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent reside and Western Cape, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 33 percent reside.

Qiva Last Name Statistics demography

Qiva earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.15% less than the national average, earning R 59,052 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quiva891,176/
Qieva891/
Qaiva891/
Quivas8074/
Quivay804/
Quivai802/
Quijva802/
Quieva801/
Quivaz801/
Civa754,899/
Kiva753,200/
Qiba7599/
Qeva7577/
Qiwa753/
Qyva751/
Quivaux7350/
Chiva675,828/
Queva671,771/
Gqiba671,706/
Kaiva671,019/
Kivai67670/
Quiba67659/
Kieva67431/
Khiva67380/
Kivaa67337/
Quiwa67313/
Kuiva67218/
Civai67186/
Kivač67152/
Kiova67116/
Kivea6789/
Kivah6753/
Koiva6746/
Qihua6737/
Keiva6737/
Kivay6735/
Cuiva6732/
Ceiva6728/
Kihva6727/
Quéva6724/
Civaj6719/
Civay6717/
Caiva6715/
Qhuva6714/
Kivha6714/
Kivoa6712/
Qibaa6711/
Kivau679/
Qgiba678/
Qibai677/
Kivađ676/
Qiwai675/
Kivaj674/
Qevas674/
Civau673/
Qhiba673/
Civaa673/
Qeiba672/
Coiva672/
Cqiba672/
Qibaz672/
Cciva671/
Qiwaz671/
Kivap671/
Quivo671/
Qaiba671/
Qhiwa671/
Qibat671/
Qitba671/
Gqiwa671/
Gciva671/
Qqiba671/
Qimpa671/
Qevat671/
Qibga671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Qiva
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