Savva Surname

36,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Savva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Savva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus7,6851:11512
England1,5131:36,8264,820
Greece1,4881:7,446880
Russia1,1801:122,13814,557
Moldova5211:6,8361,094
Australia3711:72,7658,563
Ukraine3491:130,43818,395
United States3111:1,165,46383,401
Belarus2471:38,4666,624
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Akrotiri and Dhekelia1261:6216
India861:8,919,365180,249
Kazakhstan541:327,45426,941
Canada461:800,99162,809
Transnistria341:13,9622,679
Wales331:93,7747,567
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
France241:2,767,613196,808
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Kyrgyzstan191:314,35027,488
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Finland101:549,67032,186
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Šavva (1) are calculated separately.

Savva (8,699) may also be a first name.

Savva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Savva (Georgian: სავვა, Hindi: सव्वा, Marathi: सवजी, Russian: Савва) is held by more people in Cyprus than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Šavva. For other possible spellings of Savva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Savva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,474th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 503,945 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Savva are found; 64 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 67,228th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 8,699 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cyprus, where it is borne by 7,685 people, or 1 in 115. In Cyprus Savva is most frequent in: Nicosia District, where 33 percent are found, Limassol District, where 25 percent are found and Larnaca District, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Cyprus this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found and Greece, where 10 percent are found.

Savva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Savva surname are 14.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.09% registered with the party.

The amount Savva earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 69.53% more than the national average, earning R 402,864 per year; in United States they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $53,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.57% more than the national average, earning $70,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šavva931/
Savvas913,023/
Shavva91631/
Siavva9117/
Saivva9112/
Savvai913/
Savvad912/
Savvea911/
Savvaat8322/
Shavvah838/
Sahavva831/
Shauvva831/
Shaavva831/
Shavvad831/
Shavvas831/
Sovva80214/
Savua80116/
Savvi80105/
Zavva8049/
Savvo8043/
Sabva8033/
Savvy8030/
Savwa8021/
Savba8014/
Savve801/
Satthvva775/
Chavva733,289/
Savvis7342/
Sabvat7331/
Savvou7317/
Shavwa7316/
Shavvo7316/
Savuat7315/
Savwah739/
Shavba734/
Savvoy734/
Savver732/
Shabva731/
Saivwa731/
Savvoi731/
Sawvas731/
Saavvi731/
Savveh731/
Shavvy731/
Shavvi731/
Shavve731/
Savwas731/
Savwad731/
Savvey731/
Seavvy730/
Satthhvva711/
Chavvaa6783/
Savvych6757/
Savvich6745/
Savvest6719/
Chavvas6718/
Sabhvat675/
Chaavva674/
Shavvoo673/
Shabvaz671/
Shaivba671/
Sheivva671/
Savveer671/
Shavver670/

Savva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Savva in the Georgian language
სავვაsavva-
Savva in the Marathi language
सवजीsavaji-
Savva in the Hindi language
सव्वाsavva93.1
सववाsavava3.45
साववाsavava3.45
Savva in the Russian language
Савваsavva-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Savva
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