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 occurs most in Italy. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schiava? popularity and diffusion

It is the 933,049th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Schiava are found; 67 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 325,302. In Italy it is primarily found in: Calabria, where 46 percent are found, Veneto, where 39 percent are found and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Italy this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

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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