Leiv Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Leiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Leiv (2,055) may also be a first name.

Leiv Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leiv Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Leiv is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leiv? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Leiv are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Leiv is also the 166,363rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 2,055 people.

Leiv is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States Leiv is most numerous in: Oregon, where 94 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States Leiv occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Leiv Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leiv has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leiv surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leiv Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leiv last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Leiv earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leivs892/
Leiev891/
Leisv891/
Leivd891/
Lev8611,153/
Liv867,137/
Legiev801/
Lehiev801/
Leva7515,656/
Leib757,198/
Leif75901/
Loev75508/
Laev75435/
Liev75398/
Liav75370/
Leip75334/
Luev75206/
Leav7586/
Leyv7578/
Letv7578/
Leev7563/
Laiv7562/
Lihv7547/
Lyev7546/
Luiv7546/
Leiw7536/
Lehv7535/
Livs7534/
Livh7529/
Loiv7525/
Levd7521/
Levs7520/
Levå7519/
Livå758/
Livf757/
Levh752/
Levt752/
Litv752/
Llev751/
Livp751/
Livø751/
Liov751/
Lijv751/
Livw751/
Livd751/
Levp751/
Lgiv751/
Lesv751/
Hliv751/
Levz750/
Leibova7372/
Leichvs731/
Leifová731/
Leibová731/
Leivsch730/
Lleva672,315/
Liyev67347/
Leipe67345/
Leipp67286/
Lyuev67184/
Liova6775/
Levch6767/
Leife6759/
Leipf6743/
Leibs6731/
Hleva6730/
Leips6724/
Laiev6722/
Levsh6719/
Lyaev6717/
Loyev6715/
Leiff6713/
Leifs679/
Gliev678/
Livch677/
Leift676/
Lievw676/
Leipz675/
Liyav675/
Laiuv674/
Lujev674/
Lliev673/
Louev673/
Hleib672/
Laiov672/
Leijb672/
Leevw672/
Leipt672/
Loiov672/
Lehyv672/
Hleif672/
Leiph671/
Laivd671/
Llyev671/
Loiev671/
Lijev671/
Liyov671/
Liavw671/
Levdt671/
Levtt671/
Leyov671/
Leshv671/
Lajiv671/
Leisw671/
Lejiw671/
Leavh671/
Leevs671/
Layev671/
Lehav671/
Liszv671/
Leitf671/
Leitp671/
Liiev671/
Leuav671/
Leevd671/
Loevf671/
Hlyev671/
Leuov670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leiv
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