Shivia Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shivia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shivia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Namibia71:344,20010,409

Shivia (29) may also be a first name.

Shivia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shivia Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shivia is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shivia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,674,734th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shivia are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 416,035. In Kenya Shivia is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent reside and Nandi County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya Shivia exists in one country. It also occurs in Namibia, where 6 percent reside.

Shivia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiviaz921/
Shiviah921/
Shivias920/
Sivia91690/
Shivaiya869/
Shibia83131/
Chivia8326/
Sivias8326/
Shivya8326/
Sivija8319/
Shevia8314/
Soivia838/
Siviah833/
Shivja832/
Scivia831/
Saivia831/
Shuvia831/
Shiwia831/
Sisvia831/
Seivia830/
Shivaiiah802/
Shivaaiya801/
Shaivya7713/
Sivaiya779/
Shimpia772/
Chivija771/
Schivio771/
Sheivya771/
Shivjai771/
Shibija771/
Sivijay771/
Chivias770/
Sibia738,861/
Suvia73287/
Sevia73171/
Sivio73146/
Siwia7327/
Sivya7315/
Syvia735/
Civia732/
Shivayya71145/
Shibihah7173/
Suivaaia717/
Chiveyia714/
Saivaiya712/
Shibiayi711/
Shibuyia711/
Saivijay711/
Chivaiya711/
Shevya67121/
Soivio67112/
Simpia67103/
Sibias6734/
Chibia6724/
Shibya6716/
Syovia6715/
Shebia6714/
Sevija6714/
Sivhia676/
Saibia676/
Sibija676/
Sibiah673/
Sibiea672/
Sibiat672/
Saivio672/
Chiwia672/
Saiuia671/
Saivea671/
Saivya671/
Sesvia671/
Chevia671/
Suvija671/
Shivhayya671/
Suviah671/
Sibiay671/
Chivio671/
Shiwya671/
Xsevia671/
Siwias671/
Sibiap671/
Scevia670/
Sevias670/
Seviat670/

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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 Shivia
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