Zhiva Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Zhiva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania451:64,7577,655
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Zhiva (74) may also be a first name.

Zhiva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhiva (Russian: Жива) is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhiva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,806,862nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Zhiva are found; 43 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 43 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,125,792nd most common forename world-wide, held by 74 people.

The surname Zhiva is most numerous in Albania, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 64,757. In Albania Zhiva is most numerous in: Korçë County, where 47 percent live, Kukës County, where 24 percent live and Tirana County, where 16 percent live. Apart from Albania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 23 percent live.

Zhiva Last Name Statistics demography

Zhiva earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzhiva9118/
Zhivaj918/
Zhieva916/
Ziva89491/
Zhivaya83288/
Dzhieva8327/
Zhitvay8311/
Chiva805,828/
Dziva803,581/
Zaiva80406/
Zhiba80401/
Tziva80175/
Zivai8084/
Zivas8084/
Cziva8047/
Zivaz8029/
Zivat8026/
Zieva8025/
Zheva8022/
Zhiwa8019/
Zhuva8015/
Zivad808/
Zivha806/
Zivga803/
Zhyva803/
Zeiva802/
Zitva802/
Zehva801/
Jhiva801/
Zhive801/
Zivoa801/
Zhivoy73505/
Tshiva73161/
Tziova73143/
Zhueva73119/
Zhihua73102/
Zhiwau7382/
Dzhyva7362/
Chivga7360/
Rzieva7333/
Zhibaj7329/
Chivai7327/
Dzhiba7323/
Cheiva7323/
Chaiva7317/
Zhivot7315/
Zhivet7314/
Dzivai7313/
Dzieva7312/
Rzheva7310/
Chivay738/
Zethva738/
Chivha738/
Zivait738/
Tchiva737/
Zhibas735/
Chhiva735/
Zhibaa735/
Chivau735/
Zhioba734/
Zhivoi733/
Dzivah732/
Zhibai732/
Zhibah732/
Zivaja732/
Hzhyva732/
Rzaiva731/
Jhivas731/
Dzheva731/
Dshiva731/
Zivhai731/
Zsivay731/
Zheiwa731/
Zaivas731/
Zhivee731/
Zivash731/
Czivay731/
Chiova731/
Dzhuva731/
Zheiba731/
Siva6730,314/
Ziba6729,043/
Giva679,475/
Ziwa678,309/
Civa674,899/
Jiva673,715/
Zuva671,582/
Zhyvaha67675/
Zive67402/
Zivo67402/
Zhevaha67265/
Zyva67211/
Zivi67184/
Zeva67152/
Zhuvaha67129/
Zhivets67125/
Čiva6755/
Sahieva6746/
Zitvast6743/
Živa6743/
Zivy6734/
Zheveha6727/
Ćiva6724/
Dzhueva6720/
Zhyhvas6719/
Zhyveha6718/
Zhivich6715/
Jhaivay6714/
Dzhuvha6712/
Zhyvats679/
Dzheeva677/
Trzieva675/
Tshiova674/
Zheivot674/
Chivhai673/
Zaheeva673/
Zhethva672/
Zaivaja672/
Hrzhyva672/
Chiovai671/
Chiovha671/
Chivahe671/
Zjva671/
Zhishwa671/
Zhivych671/
Suhieva671/
Zahaiba671/
Zéva671/
Tshivap671/
Zaivaya671/
Chaaiva671/
Zoheeva671/
Zhyvach671/

Zhiva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhiva in the Russian language
Живаziva-

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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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  • 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 Zhiva
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