Slíva Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Slíva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slíva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia5961:17,8412,682
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Sliva (4,428) are calculated separately.

Slíva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slíva is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Sliva. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Slíva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 538,780th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Slíva live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Slíva is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is borne by 596 people, or 1 in 17,841. In Czechia Slíva is most frequent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 65 percent reside, Olomouc Region, where 8 percent reside and Zlín Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Czechia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sliva934,428/
Slyva802,244/
Sleva80381/
Sljva804/
Sleeva73118/
Slevas7360/
Szliva7325/
Dsliva7320/
Shlyva732/
Sleyva732/
Slyvap731/
Shliva731/
Slevaș731/
Slevaş731/
Jsliva731/
Slivea731/
Slivha731/
Sleiva731/
Shleeva67371/
Slivatz6716/
Silleva6711/
D'Sliva679/
Slevats679/
Slevatz678/
Shlieva674/
Sleevat671/
Slyvach671/
Shlayva671/
Selleva671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Slíva
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