Sliva Surname

105,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Sliva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sliva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7811:203,51419,984
Russia8491:169,75619,259
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Slovakia3241:16,4712,401
Belarus2441:38,9396,697
Czechia1601:66,45911,151
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Moldova611:58,3838,186
France591:1,125,809120,603
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Kazakhstan401:442,06233,686
Austria321:266,10730,958
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Serbia191:376,05017,192
India171:45,121,493474,784
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
England81:6,964,757184,742
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Slíva (597) are calculated separately.

Sliva (261) may also be a first name.

Sliva Last Name Facts

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

Sliva (Georgian: სლივა, Russian: Слива) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Slíva. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sliva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 105,697th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,645,787 people. Sliva is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Sliva live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 550,922nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 261 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,781 people, or 1 in 203,514. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 25 percent reside, Nebraska, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 10 percent reside.

Sliva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sliva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sliva surname expanded 13,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sliva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sliva surname is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sliva are 10.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Sliva earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $45,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.65% less than the national average, earning $44,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slíva93597/
Szliva9125/
Dsliva9120/
Shliva911/
Sleiva911/
Slivha911/
Slivea911/
Jsliva911/
Slivatz8316/
D'Sliva839/
Shlieva834/
Sliuvai831/
Sliwa803,903/
Slyva802,244/
Sleva80381/
Slivo80120/
Slive8077/
Sliba8073/
Cliva805/
Sljva804/
Slivi802/
Sluva801/
Slivy800/
Slivaová771/
Slioua73438/
Sliver73205/
Slivoň73138/
Slueva73133/
Sleeva73118/
Slaiwa7368/
Slevas7360/
Sleive7346/
Szliwa7345/
Slivoš7318/
Slivey739/
Sleiwa738/
Slivet738/
Sleivi737/
Shlive737/
Šleiva735/
Slivou734/
Slivos733/
Shliwa733/
Sleyva732/
Shliba732/
Shlyva732/
Sliewa731/
Slaiba731/
Slivio731/
Slevaş731/
Slijvo731/
Slibaa731/
Slevaș731/
Chliva731/
Slyvap731/
Scliba730/
Slieve730/
Szlivaová711/
Slivayova711/
Schliwa67627/
Slivets67535/
Shleeva67371/
Schlive6741/
Sleiver6716/
Silleva6711/
Slijver6710/
Slivich679/
Slevats679/
Slevatz678/
Chlivas675/
Sellive675/
Shlueva674/
Slyueva672/
Shlayva671/
Shliwaz671/
J'Leiva671/
Sleivis671/
Slivych671/
Selleva671/
Slyvach671/
Sleevat671/
Sleivys671/
Shlibat671/
Shliver670/
Shleiba670/
Gilliva670/

Sliva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sliva in the Georgian language
სლივაsliva-
Sliva in the Russian language
Сливаsliva-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sliva
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