Sive Surname

58,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Sive Surname Definition:

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Sive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique8,0341:3,393791
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
Papua New Guinea1501:54,3586,878
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
France331:2,012,810168,616
England251:2,228,72284,230
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
India191:40,371,862445,856
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Benin111:939,60046,216
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Finland81:687,08836,047
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

The alternate forms: Sivé (3) are calculated separately.

Sive (3,716) may also be a first name.

Sive Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Seeff.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Sive Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sive (Hindi: शिव, Russian: Сивье) is found in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Sivé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sive? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,005th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 835,440 people. Sive is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sive live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Sive is also the 115,566th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 3,716 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 8,034 people, or 1 in 3,393. Barring Mozambique it exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Sive Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sive surname is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sive surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sive earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning R 272,208 per year and in United States they earn 40.14% more than the national average, earning $60,467 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sivé923/
Shive893,246/
Siver891,466/
Saive891,213/
Sieve89594/
Sives89574/
Seive89396/
Sivet89319/
Sivey89160/
Sivhe8988/
Soive8974/
Sivie8935/
Scive8915/
Sivei8915/
Sisve893/
Sivez893/
Siveh892/
Suive892/
Sitve891/
Sived891/
Sihve891/
Siveu891/
Shiver805,853/
Shives801,794/
Siever801,453/
Sivets801,268/
Seiver80468/
Sieves80382/
Schive80289/
Sihver80128/
Sheive80124/
Sciove80108/
Saivet80106/
Sivess8076/
Shivey8071/
Shisve8063/
Suiver8051/
Sitver8046/
Saives8033/
Sziver8031/
Sivecz8027/
Sivhed8026/
Szives8025/
Sievey8024/
Saiver8020/
Scieve8014/
Shived8013/
Shieve809/
Saivie809/
Saiveh808/
Sivesh806/
Shivje805/
Sievet805/
Shaive803/
Sievez803/
Shivge802/
Sievei802/
Sivett801/
Sivech801/
Saivea801/
Scivey801/
Sivesr801/
Seived801/
Seivei801/
Seives801/
Seivey801/
Siveer801/
Shivee801/
Suivet801/
Sivehi801/
Shoive801/
Saivee801/
Saivei801/
Shivei801/
Seivee801/
Siveid800/
Scives800/
Siveet800/
Siva7530,314/
Seve752,680/
Sivi752,084/
Sibe751,655/
Give75977/
Siwe75843/
Zive75402/
Cive75351/
Sivy75347/
Sivá75292/
Jive75112/
Sivý7595/
Sève7575/
Säve7541/
Syve752/
Xive751/
Sivj751/
Schieve73444/
Scheive73107/
Schijve7362/
Shivesh7362/
Schives7357/
Suiveer7350/
Sheives7345/
Sivetts7332/
Schaive7330/
Saivetz7329/
Szivecz7315/
Suijver7314/
Schivei738/
Shivher736/
Suisver736/
Shivets734/
Seiverr733/
Sheiver732/
Shaiver732/
Seiviey732/
Schivey732/
Saiveer731/
Siveash731/
Sievest731/
Shiveys731/
Shishve731/
Shisver731/
Seiveet731/
Shaivey731/
Shchive731/
Shivetz731/
Sievets731/
Schivet731/
Sittvej731/
Shivess730/
Siveath730/
Sievess730/
Schivie730/
Sceiver730/
Sever6745,521/
Shiva6718,468/
Siewe676,703/
Shibe674,440/
Siber671,605/
Siebe671,230/
Siviş671,181/
Syver67780/
Seyve67777/
Sieba67714/
Sevey67703/
Chive67703/
Cives67662/
Sebie67646/
Seves67624/
Sziva67542/
Civet67443/
Sievi67441/
Seuve67437/
Sihue67354/
Sibie67312/
Simpe67303/
Giver67281/
Saiva67236/
Zieve67223/
Seiva67199/
Shivi67182/
Sevez67179/
Sivoy67178/
Sibei67166/
Sevet67148/
Sivio67146/
Sivis67143/
Sibet67137/
Saibe67136/
Civez67129/
Givet67128/
Sivai67125/
Shiwe67116/
Saiwe6794/
Soibe6792/
Sivaj6789/
Sibeu6787/
Gives6783/
Seeve6781/
Sibeh6779/
Sivit6776/
Ziver6772/
Sheve6766/
Saivi6766/
Civey6763/
Givhe6761/
Shivetts6760/
Siwei6760/
Sibea6758/
Shivy6753/
Sivay6751/
Šiveň6751/
Sieva6747/
Sayve6746/
Siviy6745/
Djive6742/
Sevie6735/
Civer6735/
Jeive6733/
Seveh6733/
Givey6732/
Seibe6730/
Sibes6728/
Seave6727/
Scheiver6726/
Givee6726/
Gieve6725/
Sivip6724/
Sievä6722/
Siwie6720/
Sivyy6719/
Suiva6718/
Sziwe6718/
Soivi6717/
Zivei6716/
Sivaa6716/
Seiwe6716/
Siebi6716/
Sibey6715/
Sevee6715/
Sibee6714/
Sevje6714/
Sivhi6713/
Seivy6713/
Saivy6711/
Cived6711/
Jives6710/
Sibhe6710/
Jivet679/
Soiva679/
Sävje679/
Seivi678/
Sevei678/
Suivi678/
Schijver678/
Sivoi678/
Sivha677/
Shyve677/
Siewi676/
Jived675/
Sisue675/
Jaive675/
Setve674/
Sivgi674/
Sivoj674/
Zivie674/
Givez674/
Syvei674/
Siwea673/
Juive673/
Jiver673/
Sihva673/
Sevea673/
Siweh673/
Siewé673/
Sisvi673/
Shivj673/
Soiwe673/
Siviz672/
Jivez672/
Schuiver672/
Sivyi672/
Siewa672/
Séves672/
Givei672/
Scibe672/
Sihvi672/
Joive671/
Jivey671/
Jivhe671/
Dcive671/
Zeive671/
Schievee671/
Schivetz671/
Sciva671/
Sisbe671/
Sivyo671/
Sybie671/
Szivy671/
Syves671/
Seved671/
Sceve671/
Seveu671/
Séver671/
Zives671/
Zhive671/
Sevge671/
Sewie671/
Sev'e671/
Sevej671/
Siweu671/
Siweć671/
Siwue671/
Sivij671/
Sivoa671/
Sieue671/
Sievý671/
Sibep671/
Ssivi671/
Sèves671/
Sébie671/
Sévie671/
Givea671/
Siwee671/
Sivés671/
Sieby670/
Schiveer670/

Sive Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sive in the Hindi language
शिवsiva85.71
सीवेsive7.14
शिवदेवीsivadevi7.14
Sive in the Russian language
Сивьеsive-

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