How common is the surname Paiva?

3,365 people in the United States had the surname Paiva in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,752 Americans. It ranked 9,643rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Paiva?

In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Paiva identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Paiva?

Nestor Paiva, American actor (1905-1966), followed by Juliana Paiva.

Where is the surname Paiva most common?

Wikidata records people named Paiva in Brazil and the United States.

Is the surname Paiva getting more or less common?

More common. 3,016 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,365 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Paiva

A surname, carried by 3,365 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paiva is more common than 94.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,365 people named Paiva in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,752 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,016.

#9,643

rank among US surnames

3,365

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+11.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,874)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,636	Hornberger	3,368	91,670
#9,638	Xavier	3,367	91,698
#9,642	Wilken	3,366	91,725
#9,643	Azar	3,365	91,752
#9,646	Bash	3,364	91,779
#9,648	Rode	3,363	91,807
#9,652	Pecoraro	3,362	91,834

Who is named Paiva

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

78% of people named Paiva identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
Two or more races 4.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paivas

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nestor Paiva
American actor (1905-1966)
Juliana Paiva
Brazilian actress, born 1993
Silvio Paiva
Brazilian footballer, born 1958
Bueno de Paiva
Brazilian politician, 1861–1928
Marcelo Rubens Paiva
Brazilian writer, playwright and journalist, born 1959
Wanderley Paiva
Brazilian association football player (1946-2023
Rubens Paiva
Brazilian civil engineer and politician who disappeared during the military dictatorship, born 1929

Notable Paivas come mostly from Brazil (6) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Paiva

Paiva has the Soundex code P100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P100.

Questions

How common is the surname Paiva?: 3,365 people in the United States had the surname Paiva in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,752 Americans. It ranked 9,643rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Paiva?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Paiva identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Paiva?: Nestor Paiva, American actor (1905-1966), followed by Juliana Paiva.
Where is the surname Paiva most common?: Wikidata records people named Paiva in Brazil and the United States.
Is the surname Paiva getting more or less common?: More common. 3,016 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,365 in 2010, up 12%.