Tiv Surname

125,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Tiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia2,8221:5,488749
Nigeria4751:372,93219,880
France1051:632,59782,532
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Canada411:898,67368,969
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
India201:38,353,269431,471
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Tiv (604) may also be a first name.

Tiv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tiv (Hindi: तिवारी, Marathi: तीव, Russian: Тив) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tiv click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 125,773rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,014,804 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Tiv live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Tiv is also the 340,092nd most common first name world-wide, borne by 604 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is held by 2,822 people, or 1 in 5,488. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 19 percent are found, Siem Reap Province, where 16 percent are found and Kampot Province, where 13 percent are found. Barring Cambodia this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Tiv Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tiv last name is predominantly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Tiv last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Tiv earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.83% less than the national average, earning $40,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $52,131 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiev86143/
Toiv8670/
Teiv8633/
Taiv8623/
Thiv8622/
Tuiv868/
Tivp862/
Tivs861/
Tivf861/
Tisv861/
Tiov861/
Tivt861/
Ttiv861/
Tgiv861/
Htiv861/
Thaiv75246/
Tivås756/
Teivs753/
Thiev753/
Titvs751/
Tishv751/
Tip674,342/
Tib671,575/
Tev67611/
Tif67524/
Tiw67171/
Tipova6744/
Tyv6733/
Tağiev674/
Tifová672/
Tjv672/
Tibová671/
Tipová671/
Tifova671/
Theivs670/

Tiv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tiv in the Marathi language
तीवtiva-
Tiv in the Hindi language
तिवारीtivari70
तिवtiva10
टिवtiva10
तीवtiva10
Tiv in the Russian language
Тивtiv-

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