Živa Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Živa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Živa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia401:178,62411,446
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Ziva (491) & Živá (1) are calculated separately.

Živa (6,686) may also be a first name.

Živa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Živa occurs most in Serbia. It may also occur as: Ziva or Živá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Živa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Živa occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Živa reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 79,932nd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 6,686 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 178,624. In Serbia it is most numerous in: Central Banat District, where 48 percent live, Belgrade, where 28 percent live and South Banat District, where 25 percent live. Not including Serbia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 2 percent live and Latvia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziva92491/
Živá921/
Žitva8947/
Žitvaj8031/
Žitvai802/
Siva7530,314/
Giva759,475/
Civa754,899/
Jiva753,715/
Žiba753/
Živý752/
Jivad67447/
Zaiva67406/
Saiva67236/
Seiva67199/
Sivai67125/
Gieva67120/
Zhiva67104/
Givas6791/
Givaa6786/
Zivas6784/
Zivai6784/
Jivai6755/
Sivay6751/
Sieva6747/
Givat6738/
Jaiva6735/
Djiva6729/
Zivaz6729/
Zivat6726/
Zieva6725/
Jivay6722/
Jivas6719/
Civaj6719/
Suiva6718/
Civay6717/
Sivaa6716/
Jivat6715/
Givai6713/
Sivah6713/
Jitva679/
Soiva679/
Zivad678/
Givha678/
Jivaa676/
Zivha676/
Jeiva674/
Civaa673/
Sihva673/
Zivga673/
Sivau673/
Givay672/
Joiva672/
Živáň672/
Givau672/
Zitva672/
Zeiva672/
Tjiva671/
Jivha671/
Sgiva671/
Givad671/
Gitva671/
Jivaj671/
Givea671/
Givap671/
Givaj671/
Sciva671/
Zivoa671/
Jhiva671/

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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
  • 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 Živa
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