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

The last name Shiva (Arabic: شيفا, Bengali: শিবা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﺀ, Hindi: शिवा, Marathi: शीवा, Oriya: ଶିବ, Russian: Шива, Tibetan: ཤི་བ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 29,061^st most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 394,604 people. The surname Shiva 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 frequently held forename in the world It is held by 268,636 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 12,917 people, or 1 in 59,384. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 45 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 12 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent live.

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 last name expanded 1,216 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shiva Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

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