In all the world, Shiv (Shiv 
, شيف 
, शिव ) is a prevalent gender-neutral first name. The given name Shiv is habitual in India, where it is a common unisex name, Qatar, where it is quite a common principally boy's, but very seldom feminine name, and Oman (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.
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| Shiv | United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, India |
| شيف | Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan |
| शिव | India |
| Шив | Ukraine, Russia |
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shiv narayan agnihotri Academic and founder of Deva Samaj, IN (b. 1850) |
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shiv ram kashyap Indian bryologist (1882-1934) (b. 1882) |
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shiv verma Indian revolutionary and member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (b. 1904) |
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shiv kumari of kotah Hindu Queen mother (1916-2012) (b. 1916) |
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| shiv bahadur singh Indian politician, IN (b. 1894) |
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shiv r. jhawar American philosopher, US (b. 1948) |
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shiv narayan singh chauhan Indian politician, IN (b. 1950) |
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| shiv narayan tandon Indian politician, IN (b. 1901) |
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| shiv kumar shastri Indian politician (1915-1991), IN (b. 1915) |
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| shiv kumar mishra Indian politician (b. 1916) |
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| shiv prasad mishra (b. 1911) |
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| shiv nath prasad Indian architect (born 1922) (b. 1922) |
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| shiv charan gupta Indian politician, IN (b. 1925) |
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| shiv charan singh Indian politician (b. 1928) |
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| shiv raj kumar chopra Indian paleoanthropologist (b. 1931) |
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