Shivu Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Shivu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shivu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2621:2,927,73088,513
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Shivu (5,989) may also be a first name.

Shivu Last Name Facts

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

Shivu (Hindi: शिवू, Marathi: शीवु, Oriya: ଶିବୁ, Russian: Шиву) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shivu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shivu is the 895,817th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shivu live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 85,767th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 5,989 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 2,927,730. In India it is mostly found in: Karnataka, where 54 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Shivu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schivu9131/
Shivui914/
Sheivu914/
Shivud911/
Shivut911/
Sivu89599/
Shaaivu832/
Shivuch832/
Chivu8011,174/
Shibu806,790/
Shiwu80231/
Sivud8045/
Saivu8026/
Sivou8022/
Shevu8014/
Shuvu8013/
Sivau803/
Siveu801/
Sievu801/
Shaibu73209,483/
Shuibu7311,517/
Shibui733,237/
Sheibu731,029/
Shibut73941/
Shimpu73214/
Chivhu73196/
Shiebu7380/
Sivous7351/
Shiobu7332/
Shibou7324/
Shibau7323/
Shinpu7316/
Saivut7314/
Shsibu7313/
Shivoo7312/
Shaiwu7311/
Chivui7311/
Sivuha739/
Shiwuu737/
Shoibu736/
Chivau735/
Shibus734/
Sivuch733/
Chitvu733/
Siveus732/
Sivaus732/
Shiwau732/
Shiewu732/
Shuvuu732/
Sivush731/
Saivud731/
Chisvu731/
Shuiwu731/
Shuvau731/
Shevhu731/
Shibuj731/
Sheevu731/
Schibu731/
Sivaux731/
Shiwou731/
Chiveu731/
Chivou731/
Shibud731/
Shibuy731/
Shaaibu6723,793/
Sibu673,421/
Siwu672,437/
Sevu67209/
Sivault67206/
Sahaibu67139/
Sivó67126/
Shaibou67102/
Zivu6746/
Suvu6719/
Chaivut6715/
Sheibut6714/
Shaibuh6713/
Shaibuu6712/
Sheibou6711/
Shhaibu679/
Shaibau679/
Sshaibu677/
Schibau677/
Schiwuj675/
Civu675/
Shiehbu673/
Sivautt673/
Sivhult673/
Shoibou673/
Shaibhu672/
Shaimpu672/
Schibut672/
Shaaiwu672/
Shsaibu672/
Shuibou672/
Chivaux672/
Shaibut672/
Syvu672/
Shihwui671/
Shinpou671/
Shzaibu671/
Shuibud671/
Shibgau671/
Shaihbu671/
Shibout671/
Saivaus671/
Sîvu671/
Chivaud671/
Chivaut671/
Chaivou671/
Shuibuy671/
Sshuibu671/
Shaibui671/
Shaibuy671/
Shevaux670/

Shivu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shivu in the Oriya language
ଶିବୁsibu-
Shivu in the Marathi language
शीवुsivu-
Shivu in the Hindi language
शिवूsivu52.28
शिवुsivu26.9
शीवूsivu19.29
शीवुsivu0.51
शिवsiva0.51
शिबूsibu0.51
Shivu in the Russian language
Шивуsivu-

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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
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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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