Shivu Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Shivu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 262 | 1:2,927,730 | 88,513 | 
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 | 
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 | 
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 | 
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 | 
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 | 
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 | 
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 | 
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 | 
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 | 
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 | 
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 | 
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 | 
Shivu (5,989) may also be a first name.
Shivu Demographics
Shivu Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shivu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shivu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shivu (Hindi: शिवू, Marathi: शीवु, Oriya: ଶିବୁ, Russian: Шиву) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shivu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 895,817th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shivu reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 85,767th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,989 people.
The last name Shivu is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 2,927,730. In India it is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 54 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Apart from India Shivu exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Shivu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shivu surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shivu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence | 
|---|---|---|
| Shivu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିବୁ | sibu | - | 
| Shivu in the Marathi language | ||
| शीवु | sivu | - | 
| Shivu in the Hindi language | ||
| शिवू | sivu | 52.28 | 
| शिवु | sivu | 26.9 | 
| शीवू | sivu | 19.29 | 
| शीवु | sivu | 0.51 | 
| शिव | siva | 0.51 | 
| शिबू | sibu | 0.51 | 
| Shivu in the Russian language | ||
| Шиву | sivu | - | 
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shivu
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