Across the world, Esteva (Esteva 
, Stiva 
) is quite a rare dominantly female, but seldom masculine first name. The given name Esteva is characteristic of Paraguay, where it is quite a rare female name, Madagascar, where it is a rare boy's name, and Brazil, where it is a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Paraguay. More prevalently, Esteva is the last name as well as the forename.