Tava Surname
Approximately 7,303 people bear this surname
Tava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,596 | 1:137,074 | 8,755 |
| Zimbabwe | 326 | 1:47,357 | 7,258 |
| Italy | 302 | 1:202,506 | 29,090 |
| Papua New Guinea | 230 | 1:35,451 | 4,212 |
| Turkey | 156 | 1:498,855 | 28,396 |
| United States | 131 | 1:2,766,862 | 164,942 |
| Romania | 79 | 1:254,150 | 23,921 |
| Argentina | 69 | 1:619,470 | 43,674 |
| Iran | 46 | 1:1,669,185 | 63,826 |
| Solomon Islands | 43 | 1:13,489 | 2,481 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Colombia | 23 | 1:2,077,134 | 12,400 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Tavă (4) are calculated separately.
Tava (10,127) may also be a first name.
Tava Demographics
Average Tava Salary in
United States
$42,281 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tava (Arabic: ثيفا, Georgian: თავა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻑ, Hindi: तावा, Marathi: तवा, Oriya: ଟଭା, Russian: Тава) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as: Tavă. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tava? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 68,032nd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 997,884 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Tava live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tava is also the 60,707th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 10,127 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 5,596 people, or 1 in 137,074. In India Tava is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 85 percent reside, Gujarat, where 12 percent reside and Daman and Diu, where 1 percent reside. Not including India Tava exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and Italy, where 4 percent reside.
Tava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tava has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tava surname rose 2,620 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tava Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tava surname are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tava earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 7.67% more than the national average, earning $24,443,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,281 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tava in the Georgian language | ||
| თავა | tava | - |
| Tava in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟଭା | tabha | - |
| Tava in the Hindi language | ||
| तावा | tava | 57.89 |
| तवा | tava | 15.79 |
| टवा | tava | 10.53 |
| पटवा | patava | 5.26 |
| टावा | tava | 5.26 |
| श्रीवास्तव | srivastava | 5.26 |
| Tava in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺎﻑ | taf | 50 |
| ﺗﻔﺎ | tfa | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻓﻪ | altafh | 25 |
| Tava in the Marathi language | ||
| तवा | tava | 39.58 |
| टवा | tava | 35.42 |
| तावा | tava | 23.96 |
| ताव | tava | 1.04 |
| Tava in the Russian language | ||
| Тава | tava | - |
| Tava in the Arabic language | ||
| ثيفا | thyfa | - |
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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
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- 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 Tava
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