Siva Surname
Approximately 30,314 people bear this surname
Siva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 11,037 | 1:1,885 | 265 |
| India | 9,134 | 1:83,979 | 5,632 |
| Philippines | 2,342 | 1:43,227 | 6,902 |
| United Arab Emirates | 726 | 1:12,620 | 1,565 |
| United States | 725 | 1:499,943 | 42,050 |
| Brazil | 701 | 1:305,384 | 11,775 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| Canada | 475 | 1:77,570 | 8,712 |
| France | 428 | 1:155,193 | 24,084 |
| Malaysia | 389 | 1:75,821 | 5,426 |
| England | 372 | 1:149,780 | 14,332 |
| Kenya | 342 | 1:135,029 | 11,055 |
| Singapore | 312 | 1:17,653 | 727 |
| Kuwait | 299 | 1:12,711 | 1,729 |
| Oman | 272 | 1:13,559 | 1,553 |
| Portugal | 264 | 1:39,463 | 2,350 |
| Australia | 253 | 1:106,702 | 11,948 |
| Qatar | 159 | 1:14,830 | 1,610 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Papua New Guinea | 130 | 1:62,721 | 8,130 |
| Indonesia | 123 | 1:1,075,197 | 77,786 |
| Cambodia | 113 | 1:137,054 | 2,666 |
| Venezuela | 101 | 1:299,050 | 6,909 |
| Turkey | 95 | 1:819,173 | 39,788 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| Russia | 50 | 1:2,882,461 | 158,532 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Solomon Islands | 46 | 1:12,609 | 2,306 |
| Israel | 38 | 1:225,201 | 21,188 |
| Greece | 28 | 1:395,707 | 52,747 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Northern Cyprus | 22 | 1:14,500 | 3,711 |
| Nepal | 20 | 1:1,424,048 | 7,048 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Mauritius | 7 | 1:184,774 | 8,416 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Brunei | 3 | 1:139,577 | 3,009 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 3 | 1:59,141 | 2,796 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1:1,143,919 | 35,564 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Sivá (292) & Šiva (1) are calculated separately.
Siva (409,227) may also be a first name.
Siva Demographics
Siva Political Affiliation
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Siva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Siva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Siva (Bengali: শিব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻔﺎ, Hindi: सीवा, Marathi: सीवा, Oriya: ଶିବ, Russian: Сива, Tibetan: ཤི་བཱ་) is found most in Sri Lanka. It may also appear as: Sivá or Šiva. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Siva? popularity and diffusion
The last name Siva is the 18,205th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 240,402 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Siva live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,519th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 409,227 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 11,037 people, or 1 in 1,885. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 104 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.
Siva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Siva has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Siva last name rose 3,452 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Siva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Unitarian (80%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Siva last name are 16.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.25% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Siva earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.38% more than the national average, earning R 307,452 per year; in Colombia they earn 136.57% more than the national average, earning $53,706,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning $49,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.81% more than the national average, earning $55,052 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Siva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Siva in the Marathi language | ||
| सीवा | siva | 93.33 |
| शीवा | siva | 6.67 |
| Siva in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିବ | siba | 87.5 |
| ଶିବା | siba | 5.59 |
| ସିବ | siba | 2.13 |
| ଶିଭ | sibha | 1.33 |
| ଶିୱା | siwa | 1.06 |
| ସିବା | siba | 0.8 |
| ଶୀବା | siba | 0.53 |
| ସିଭା | sibha | 0.53 |
| ଶୀୱା | siwa | 0.27 |
| ଶିଭା | sibha | 0.27 |
| Siva in the Hindi language | ||
| सीवा | siva | 73.38 |
| सिवा | siva | 23.11 |
| शिवा | siva | 1.75 |
| शिव | siva | 0.44 |
| सेवा | seva | 0.11 |
| सीबा | siba | 0.11 |
| Siva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﻔﺎ | syfa | 50 |
| ﺳﻔﺎ | sfa | 50 |
| Siva in the Bengali language | ||
| শিব | siba | 50 |
| সিবা | siba | 25 |
| শিবা | siba | 25 |
| Siva in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤི་བཱ་ | shiba | 40 |
| ཤི་བ་ | shiwa | 40 |
| སི་བཱ་ | siba | 20 |
| Siva in the Russian language | ||
| Сива | siva | - |
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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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