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
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Tava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tava (Arabic: ثيفا, Georgian: თავა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻑ, Hindi: तावा, Marathi: तवा, Oriya: ଟଭା, Russian: Тава) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Tavă. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tava? popularity and diffusion
Tava is the 68,032nd most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 997,884 people. The last name Tava occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Tava are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tava is also the 60,707th most widely held first name on earth, held by 10,127 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 5,596 people, or 1 in 137,074. In India it 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 it exists 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 number of people who held 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tava
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