Wiva Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Wiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wiva (115) may also be a first name.
Wiva Demographics
Wiva Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wiva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wiva is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiva? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Wiva live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wiva is also the 873,022nd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 115 people.
The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: National Capital District, where 64 percent live, Chimbu, where 18 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 9 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.
Wiva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiva | 89 | 694 | / |
| Woiva | 89 | 10 | / |
| Whiva | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wivast | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wisvas | 80 | 9 | / |
| Waivai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waivad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Viva | 75 | 6,990 | / |
| Biva | 75 | 4,406 | / |
| Weva | 75 | 2,446 | / |
| Wiwa | 75 | 2,047 | / |
| Uiva | 75 | 660 | / |
| Wivo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wisvash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vivas | 67 | 138,355 | / |
| Waiwa | 67 | 20,222 | / |
| Vaiva | 67 | 2,691 | / |
| Visva | 67 | 906 | / |
| Vivat | 67 | 636 | / |
| Baiva | 67 | 425 | / |
| Huiva | 67 | 282 | / |
| Uivas | 67 | 246 | / |
| Vivaz | 67 | 121 | / |
| Woiwa | 67 | 110 | / |
| Uivat | 67 | 104 | / |
| Vivai | 67 | 59 | / |
| Wayva | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vieva | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bivai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wiwai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vivah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Boiva | 67 | 17 | / |
| Weiwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Buiva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Veiva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vivad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waivo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uivaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wuiwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vivay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beiva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uivay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wivou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bivay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bivha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vuiva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vitva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waiua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vivap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wehva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wiwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vivau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uivad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vivaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vivaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uivaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vivha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vijva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wioua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweva | 67 | 1 | / |
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
- 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 Wiva
- 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