Shiava Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Shiava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 63 | 1:733,014 | 30,691 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shiava (38) may also be a first name.
Shiava Demographics
Shiava Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shiava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiava (Hindi: शिावा) occurs most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiava? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shiava is the 2,352,516th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Shiava occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shiava live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 38 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya Shiava is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Shiava is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Shiava Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shiava surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiava in the Hindi language | ||
| शिावा | siava | 62.5 |
| श्ीावा | siava | 25 |
| शिवा | siva | 12.5 |
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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 Shiava
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