Schiav Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Israel

Schiav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schiav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Schiav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schiav is found most frequently in Italy. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schiav? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schiav is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Schiav is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Schiav live; 29 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Schiav is most commonly used in Italy, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 30,578,344. In Italy it is most common in: Apulia, where 50 percent are found and Veneto, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Italy this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiavd921/
Chiav911,117/
Shiav917/
Chihav831/
Shihav831/
Chiavz831/
Schiab830/
Siav802,579/
Choijav77388/
Chaiyav777/
Schiabd775/
Shaijav774/
Schihab773/
Schijap771/
Shaiyav771/
Shihgav771/
Schiaaf771/
Chiab73621/
Chiaf73188/
Chiaw73148/
Shiap73116/
Shiaw7381/
Hsiav7346/
Chiap7341/
Shiov7330/
Shiab7324/
Sceav7317/
Sihav736/
Chiov734/
Shiaf732/
Chyav731/
Sehav731/
Sheav730/
Shiapova71129/
Schiappe714/
Shiabova712/
Sciapova711/
Choijjav711/
Schihova711/
Shihab6744,167/
Chihab6712,085/
Schiop67871/
Shihov67504/
Shijap67198/
Saijav6746/
Chijap6739/
Chijov6737/
Scheaf6726/
Chiape6717/
Shihap679/
Schyov676/
Sciafe675/
Shioab675/
Saiyav674/
Shijab673/
Shihaf672/
Chhiap672/
Shiaab671/
Chiafe671/
Chihov671/
Schiopova671/
Shiaph671/
Shiaaf671/
Shehav671/
Suhiap671/
Shiaff671/
Shiafe671/
Shqiab671/
Scheap671/
Chihaw671/
Shiahb671/
Shiabs670/

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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
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  • 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 Schiav
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