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Surname Ziv (זיו , Ziv , 齐夫 ) , in all the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Ziv is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Bulgaria, where it is a rare surname, and Uruguay. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Israel, the United States, and Indonesia. Likewise, Ziv is the forename as well as the last name.