Tiva Surname
Approximately 1,651 people bear this surname
Tiva Surname User-submission:
1. 'knowledge' or 'to know something';
2. 'Sun glints on a lake/ocean'. The glimmers of light that can be seen on water when the sun is out or when it sets, it is what Tsonga people call tiva.
Read More About This SurnameTiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 702 | 1:1,092,686 | 45,004 |
| Solomon Islands | 364 | 1:1,593 | 108 |
| South Africa | 117 | 1:463,057 | 38,677 |
| Brazil | 100 | 1:2,140,743 | 67,134 |
| Philippines | 96 | 1:1,054,565 | 88,381 |
| Indonesia | 82 | 1:1,612,795 | 106,468 |
| Haiti | 57 | 1:187,437 | 7,398 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Tivá (1) are calculated separately.
Tiva (3,559) may also be a first name.
Tiva Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname has two different meanings:
1. 'knowledge' or 'to know something';
2. 'Sun glints on a lake/ocean'. The glimmers of light that can be seen on water when the sun is out or when it sets, it is what Tsonga people call tiva.
- amuTiva Demographics
Average Tiva Salary in
United States
$58,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Tiva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tiva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tiva (Hindi: तिवा, Oriya: ଟିଭା, Russian: Тива) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Tivá. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tiva? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 241,884th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,414,019 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Tiva are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tiva is also the 118,756th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,559 people.
The surname Tiva is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 1,092,686. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 78 percent reside, Gujarat, where 15 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 4 percent reside. Besides India it is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Tiva Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Tiva earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning R 254,220 per year and in United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tiva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tiva in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟିଭା | tibha | - |
| Tiva in the Hindi language | ||
| तिवा | tiva | 54.17 |
| तिवारी | tivari | 29.17 |
| टीवा | tiva | 6.25 |
| तीवा | tiva | 6.25 |
| टिवा | tiva | 4.17 |
| Tiva in the Russian language | ||
| Тива | tiva | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Tiva
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis