Leivy Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Leivy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leivy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Leivy (1,270) may also be a first name.

Leivy Last Name Facts

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

Leivy has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leivy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leivy is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Leivy reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Leivy is also the 221,406th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 1,270 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,338,903. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Kiev Oblast, where 32 percent are found, Kiev, where 24 percent are found and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 21 percent are found. Besides Ukraine Leivy exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Leivy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leivy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leivy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leivy last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Leivy earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 121.15% more than the national average, earning $95,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leivoy9126/
Leivey911/
Levy89224,725/
Livy89207/
Leivych833/
Leiva80245,541/
Levey805,895/
Leavy805,643/
Leiby802,157/
Levay801,871/
Levoy80919/
Levyy80877/
Levyt80406/
Leive80253/
Loevy80180/
Levyi80127/
Livey80126/
Leevy80117/
Livay8077/
Levys8064/
Leivi8060/
Leviy8051/
Lievy8051/
Livoy8026/
Leiwy8014/
Liviy8013/
Livyy809/
Levéy805/
Llevy802/
Levyo802/
Levyz802/
Lesvy802/
Levuy802/
Luivy801/
Livuy801/
Laivy801/
Hlevy801/
Loivy801/
Levyh801/
Levhy800/
Laevy800/
Lebiy800/
Leavey731,596/
Levaya73739/
Leavoy73213/
Leevey7381/
Levych7365/
Litvay7362/
Laivuy7328/
Laevey7323/
Livaya7322/
Lehavy7320/
Levyts7320/
Levysh7317/
Leiway7314/
Leavay7313/
Leivai7313/
Leuvoy7310/
Leisby7310/
Laivys739/
Leivoi739/
Leivis737/
Levays735/
Leivit735/
Leiver734/
Leiyva734/
Hleiva733/
Leyvay732/
Leibey732/
Laivay732/
Leivaa732/
Leyvey731/
Leivea731/
Leibys731/
Leives731/
Leivee731/
Leevoy731/
Le'avy731/
L'Levy731/
Leuvay731/
Leshvy731/
Levoyd730/
Lievey730/
Livgey730/
Lesvey730/
Leivie730/
Liebiy730/
Levi6749,003/
Liva676,008/
Livi675,958/
Lewi673,483/
Lebi673,193/
Leve673,038/
Lavy672,508/
Live672,116/
Lewy671,441/
Liby67886/
Levá67851/
Lévy67769/
Levý67767/
Leby67369/
Levä67134/
Hlevych6788/
Liwy6771/
Hlyevyi6761/
Levé6747/
Leibych6737/
Littvay6721/
Leví6714/
Leibycz676/
Lèvy675/
Hleevyi675/
Lehavyi675/
Lithvay674/
Leiavaa673/
Glievoy672/
Leibeyd671/
Hlievay671/
Lehiová671/
Laivytė671/
D'Leiva671/
Leivais670/
Leivett670/
Leivitt670/
Leivich670/
Leivish670/

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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 Leivy
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