Tava Surname

68,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,5961:137,0748,755
Zimbabwe3261:47,3577,258
Italy3021:202,50629,090
Papua New Guinea2301:35,4514,212
Turkey1561:498,85528,396
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Romania791:254,15023,921
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
Solomon Islands431:13,4892,481
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
England151:3,714,537119,675
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Tavă (4) are calculated separately.

Tava (10,127) may also be a first name.

Tava Last Name Facts

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

Tava (Arabic: ثيفا, Georgian: თავა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻑ, Hindi: तावा, Marathi: तवा, Oriya: ଟଭା, Russian: Тава) has its highest incidence in India. It can also appear as: Tavă. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tava? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tava is the 68,032nd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 997,884 people. Tava is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Tava reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 60,707th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 10,127 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 5,596 people, or 1 in 137,074. In India Tava is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 85 percent live, Gujarat, where 12 percent live and Daman and Diu, where 1 percent live. Apart from India this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Italy, where 4 percent live.

Tava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tava has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tava Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tava last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.52% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tavă924/
Thava8950,970/
Tavas892,582/
Tatva891,165/
Tavat891,100/
Tavai89624/
Taeva89614/
Tavoa89592/
Tavad89265/
Taiva89260/
Teava89111/
Tavea89101/
Tavaz8960/
Tavaa8959/
Tavau8941/
Tahva8935/
Tauva8934/
Tavah8928/
Taava8920/
Tavaj8911/
Tavga8910/
Tavay897/
Tasva897/
Tavha892/
Ttava892/
Tavap891/
Tayva891/
Taivay802,753/
Thavai80813/
Tavaha80614/
Tavaya80260/
Tavast80169/
Thavaj80104/
Thavah8098/
Thavau8091/
Tavaut8072/
Tavaud8062/
Thavay8061/
Taivad8053/
Tavash8050/
Teavai8049/
Tattva8048/
Tauvau8036/
Tavaiy8035/
Tavaux8023/
Ttasva8020/
Tavaja8013/
Tavais8011/
Tava'e809/
Taevai808/
Tauvaa807/
Tavass807/
Tauvea807/
Taivah806/
Taivat805/
Thavaa804/
Taavaa804/
Tayvaz804/
Taaiva804/
Tavait803/
Tayvah803/
Taatva803/
Taavat803/
Tavgai803/
Taivas803/
Tavach803/
Tahava803/
Tauvad802/
Ttavas802/
Taivai802/
Theava801/
Tahvai801/
Taisva801/
Taivaz801/
Tatvaa801/
Tauvoa801/
Tavahe801/
Tavaiz801/
Tavajj801/
Tashva801/
Taevah801/
Tavaid801/
Taavah801/
Taivaa801/
Tauvaj801/
Tauvas801/
Tava'a801/
Tavaai801/
Ttavat801/
Tasvea801/
Thavha801/
Tavaah801/
Tavatt800/
Taba7533,256/
Tawa7514,497/
Teva753,519/
Tavi751,721/
Tova751,445/
Tave751,349/
Tavo75674/
Tavy7533/
Tavé753/
Thavaai73108/
Taivaad7381/
Thavaud7366/
Thaveau7358/
Thavaux7322/
Taivaya7321/
Tahavga7313/
Thavajo737/
Taheeva736/
Tağieva735/
Thavaij734/
Taveaux732/
Teavath731/
Thavajh731/
Tauvash731/
Thaihva731/
Tabaova731/
Tatvaai731/
Tavault731/
Ttaisva731/
Thaivat731/
Tavhash731/
Thaba677,906/
Tabat676,575/
Taiba674,772/
Tabah673,691/
Tabas673,617/
Tabai673,111/
Tabay673,060/
Tampa672,406/
Taviy672,195/
Tavio671,998/
Tayba671,889/
Tawai671,758/
Tabaa671,688/
Tawah671,575/
Taway671,221/
Taiwa671,197/
Theva671,133/
Taves671,122/
Tahwa671,096/
Tavis671,011/
Taver67884/
Thavi67621/
Taave67498/
Tavie67449/
Tabad67448/
Taaba67443/
Teiva67374/
Tauba67331/
Thawa67324/
Tavet67303/
Tanpa67289/
Taavo67284/
Tabea67276/
Tavip67269/
Tauwa67260/
Taabe67259/
Tavui67256/
Tabağ67232/
Tasua67229/
Tabau67223/
Tatba67220/
Tawaa67213/
Taabi67206/
Thave67200/
Tewaa67193/
Taboa67180/
Tabaj67177/
Taivo67175/
Toiva67173/
Tabha67169/
Tavee67162/
Tavey67143/
Tawea67137/
Teave67133/
Tóvaj67132/
Tobaa67130/
Taabo67121/
Tabaš67117/
Thavy67109/
Tovai67106/
Tawau67102/
Tevah6793/
Tawha6791/
Taywa6791/
Tauvy6781/
Tavid6775/
Taewa6770/
Tavit6764/
Tevai6759/
Tabga6751/
Toeva6748/
Tajve6744/
Tavij6743/
Thavaghi6742/
Tuova6740/
Tauvi6738/
Tovas6738/
Tasba6735/
Taved6735/
Tohva6734/
Tabaz6732/
Tauvo6731/
Taive6731/
Teaba6730/
Taawo6729/
Teawa6728/
Touva6728/
Tavej6727/
Taivi6727/
Tevaa6724/
Tavei6723/
Taveh6723/
Tovaç6721/
Tasvi6719/
Tehva6719/
Taviz6718/
Tovat6717/
Tevay6716/
Tayua6716/
Tavér6716/
Toova6715/
Teavy6714/
Tovay6714/
Tovah6714/
Tauve6714/
Taevo6714/
Teavi6714/
Tawwa6714/
Htawa6712/
Towaa6711/
Tatvi6711/
Tuiva6710/
Tavez6710/
Tajba6710/
Tovap6710/
Tovaz679/
Tajwa679/
Tavos679/
Teeva678/
Taavi677/
Tabap677/
Taawa676/
Taváč676/
Htaba675/
Tahba675/
Tavoi675/
Tabaï675/
Tabaň675/
Taïve675/
Tabaç675/
Tawua674/
Tavoy674/
Tovaj674/
Taaby674/
Tasvy673/
Tawaj673/
Tajua673/
Taawe673/
Ttaba673/
Tavou673/
Tawaï673/
Thova673/
Thavaidh673/
Taawi672/
Taivy672/
Tatve672/
Tavii672/
Tavoh672/
Tavot672/
Thavo672/
Tauua672/
Tovau672/
Tevau671/
Tahvo671/
Tajvi671/
Tavgi671/
Tavhe671/
Tavhi671/
Tavod671/
Tatvo671/
Teuva671/
Tavão671/
Tóvai671/
Tabahova671/
Tajvy671/
Tavashsh671/
Tavep671/
Taíba671/
Taïwa671/
Teavault670/

Tava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tava in the Georgian language
თავაtava-
Tava in the Oriya language
ଟଭାtabha-
Tava in the Hindi language
तावाtava57.89
तवाtava15.79
टवाtava10.53
पटवाpatava5.26
टावाtava5.26
श्रीवास्तवsrivastava5.26
Tava in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻑtaf50
ﺗﻔﺎtfa25
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻓﻪaltafh25
Tava in the Marathi language
तवाtava39.58
टवाtava35.42
तावाtava23.96
तावtava1.04
Tava in the Russian language
Таваtava-
Tava in the Arabic language
ثيفاthyfa-

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