The Biava surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 145 people carried this name — #119,508 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 4% from 151 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 310 people named Biava live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 173 people named Biava.
32 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Biava live in Switzerland.
They live in 1 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Biava,
with a public archive behind them.
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Samuele Biava 1793–1870 · poet
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Vincenzo Biava 1916–2004 · sport shooter
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Vincenzo Biava 1916–2004 · sport shooter
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Francesco Biava 1965– · politician
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Maura Biava 1970– · photographer
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Maura Biava 1970– · photographer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Biava.
- Biancone 112 · U.S. census
- Bianconi 343 · U.S. census
- Bianucci 193 · U.S. census
- Biard 237 · U.S. census
- Bias 6,518 · U.S. census
- Biasi 463 · U.S. census
- Bibens 192 · U.S. census
- Bibi 2,009 · U.S. census
- Bibian 737 · U.S. census
- Bican 162 · U.S. census
- Bich 149 · U.S. census
- Bichard 113 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Biava is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.