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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 most frequently in India. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shiva.

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

It is the 29,061^st most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 394,604 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shiva reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,898^th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 268,636 people.

Shiva is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 12,917 people, or 1 in 59,384. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 45 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 76 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 10 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent reside.

Shiva Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Shiva Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

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