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

The last name Shivia is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shivia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shivia reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shivia is also the 1,951,561st most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 29 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 416,035. In Kenya Shivia is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent live and Nandi County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya Shivia occurs in one country. It is also found in Namibia, where 6 percent live.

Shivia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shivia surname is predominantly 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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