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Where Does The Last Name Shiva Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shiva (Arabic: شيفا, Bengali: শিবা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﺀ, Hindi: शिवा, Marathi: शीवा, Oriya: ଶିବ, Russian: Шива, Tibetan: ཤི་བ་) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiva? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 29,061^st most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 394,604 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shiva are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shiva is also the 3,898^th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 268,636 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 12,917 people, or 1 in 59,384. In India Shiva is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 45 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 76 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 10 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent live.

Shiva Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shiva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shiva surname grew 1,216 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shiva Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shiva last name is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shiva last name are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shiva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 273% more than the national average, earning S/. 72,306 per year; in United States they earn 5.89% less than the national average, earning $40,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $49,069 CAD per year.