Schiava Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Schiava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schiava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1881:325,30239,716
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Austria121:709,62061,025
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Schiava (17) may also be a first name.

Schiava Last Name Facts

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

Schiava is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schiava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 933,049th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. Schiava is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Schiava live; 67 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent live in Italic Europe. Schiava is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Italy, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 325,302. In Italy it is most numerous in: Calabria, where 46 percent reside, Veneto, where 39 percent reside and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 6 percent reside. Other than Italy Schiava exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Schiava Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Schiava earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.83% more than the national average, earning R 465,372 per year and in United States they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $46,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiava9266/
Chiava923/
Sciava921/
Schiavo8615,545/
Chihava86573/
Schiaua8690/
Chiavai868/
Chiavea861/
Chiavah861/
Siava8334/
Schiavoi808/
Shijavat804/
Schiavão802/
Schiavos802/
Schiavoh801/
Schihova801/
Shiavait801/
Chiawa771,555/
Sciaba77124/
Shiaba7758/
Shiavo7724/
Chiavo7721/
Sciavo7719/
Siavai7711/
Sheava777/
Shiawa777/
Shyava774/
Shiova773/
Siavah773/
Sihava772/
Sehava772/
Siavat772/
Cijava771/
Siavha771/
Chiova771/
Chaiyavat757/
Schiavott752/
Siavash712,894/
Chihawa7196/
Chijova7189/
Shioawa7142/
Shihova7135/
Chyňava7121/
Chiaway7119/
Chiawua7112/
Schiabo7111/
Chihova719/
Shihaba718/
Chýňava715/
Sihavat715/
Schioba714/
Şchiaua713/
Chaiyavach712/
Schiovo712/
Chiawha712/
Shiawaz711/
Schyova711/
Chiovai711/
Schiauo711/
Sciavou711/
Chijawa711/
Schiawo711/
Șchiaua711/
Shijova711/
Chiawat711/
Shiawoa711/
Siaba673,871/
Siawa67155/
Syava6723/
Siaua679/
Seava677/
Ceava672/
Siavo672/
Shajhova672/
Chaiyawa671/
Saiyavat671/
Chihaywa671/
Shehavaj671/
Shihhova671/
Chiachua671/

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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 Schiava
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