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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 or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shiva.

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

This last name is the 29,061^st most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 394,604 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shiva reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shiva is also the 3,898^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 268,636 people.

The surname Shiva is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 12,917 people, or 1 in 59,384. In India Shiva is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 45 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 12 percent are found. Besides India Shiva occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 10 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent are found.

Shiva Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shiva has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,216 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shiva Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shiva surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.05% being registered to vote for the 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.