Leyba Surname

46,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,113 people bear this surname

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

Leyba Surname User-submission:

The Leyba surname is a variant of Leiva, which has an interesting etymological history. Some scholars believe the name is a shortening of a Spanish phrase, alli va la Ley (there goes the Law).

Leyba and its variants also have ties to Sephardic Judaism.

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Leyba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5061:80,4399,153
Dominican Republic3,3511:3,113391
Philippines1,0881:93,05016,181
Russia6851:210,39922,979
Argentina5721:74,7266,359
Mexico2951:420,7678,163
Venezuela1131:267,2936,442
Uruguay881:38,9974,467
Peru701:454,05913,591
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Spain501:935,04135,950
Nicaragua491:122,8792,037
Puerto Rico471:75,5351,405
Colombia271:1,769,41011,599
Abkhazia211:11,5651,453
Aruba141:7,3911,045
France111:6,038,429280,838
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominica11:75,891912
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Leyba (345) may also be a first name.

Leyba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Leyba surname is a variant of Leiva, which has an interesting etymological history. Some scholars believe the name is a shortening of a Spanish phrase, alli va la Ley (there goes the Law).

Leyba and its variants also have ties to Sephardic Judaism.

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Leyba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leyba (Russian: Лейба) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,646th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 655,768 people. The surname Leyba occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Leyba reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 469,697th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 345 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,506 people, or 1 in 80,439. In The United States Leyba is most frequent in: New Mexico, where 28 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Colorado, where 14 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 30 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Leyba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leyba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leyba last name grew 3,493 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leyba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Leyba last name are 7.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leyba earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 46.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,325 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.52% less than the national average, earning $19,179,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning $41,835 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leybas9173/
Leyeba9112/
Leyaba9110/
Lieyba911/
Leba8910,586/
Lyba891,197/
Leybach838/
Leyva80215,217/
Lebas808,301/
Lebea806,559/
Leiba804,093/
Lyoba803,374/
Leuba802,157/
Hleba801,996/
Lueba80801/
Lebat80793/
Leeba80637/
Leaba80612/
Layba80544/
Lebad80465/
Lebga80371/
Lebah80367/
Leboa80357/
Lebai80342/
Lebay80289/
Lebaz80281/
Lieba80264/
Hlyba80208/
Leyua80169/
Lebau80142/
Lejba80119/
Leybo8061/
Lebha8046/
Laeba8041/
Lyaba8027/
Leybe8026/
Lebaa8018/
Lybas8015/
Lehba8012/
Lesba805/
Lheba804/
Leywa803/
Lyeba802/
Leïba802/
Lybay801/
Leyby801/
Lleba801/
Lebaj801/
Lebaï801/
Leybi800/
Liebau733,112/
Lebatt731,432/
Leyvas73764/
Lesbat73440/
Lebgaa73379/
Lebaud73320/
Leabah73310/
Luyaba73230/
Lybeha73196/
Lebahy73148/
Lesbay73128/
Layaba73126/
Leibas73123/
Lebaid73115/
Lebach73107/
Leyebe7395/
Lebaut7387/
Lebeea7380/
Lehaba7379/
Lejaba7364/
Leubaz7343/
Leyabi7334/
Loueba7333/
Lebaux7329/
Leyber7329/
Lebooa7329/
Laweba7325/
Leyava7323/
Lebaai7322/
Lebaya7321/
Lebbah7320/
Lesbai7318/
Loebay7317/
Leeaba7315/
Lybash7315/
Leebai7312/
Liyaba7312/
Leyobo7312/
Lebash7311/
Lebast7311/
Layiba7311/
Lesbaa7310/
Layuba7310/
Leabad738/
Leyuas737/
Leibai736/
Layeba736/
Hlayba735/
Leyvaa735/
Lyabah734/
Leibau734/
Leiyva734/
Lebaad734/
Leabat734/
Lyobah733/
Laiyba733/
Lebhai733/
Laebah733/
Leiaba733/
Liyeba733/
Leyeva732/
Leyvay732/
Lebhah732/
Liyoba732/
Leyuva732/
Lebaat732/
Lebaha732/
Lebais732/
Leebay732/
Leyave732/
Laybay732/
Leisba732/
Lleyva732/
Luyiba732/
Leibat732/
Lybach732/
Lyioba731/
Lyobha731/
Lyabai731/
Liebha731/
Leybot731/
Leyova731/
Leyvai731/
Leyvea731/
Lheiba731/
Letbai731/
Laybas731/
Hleiba731/
Leibah731/
Laybah731/
Leabea731/
Lojeba731/
Luebga731/
Loweba731/
Loyiba731/
Lejeba731/
Lejoba731/
Layoba731/
Lehbat731/
Lebaas731/
Lebats731/
Lieyva731/
Lesbas731/
Leyabe731/
Leyawo731/
Leybet731/
Leyebo731/
Glieba731/
Lybiea731/
Hlebas731/
Lebiea731/
Lebeae731/
Luyoba731/
Lohyba731/
Lhebai731/
Leubay731/
Leheba731/
LeBass730/
Lechba730/
Lebeat730/
Levy67224,725/
Laba6719,663/
Lewa6716,177/
Leva6715,656/
Liba678,358/
Lebo677,576/
Lebe673,564/
Lebi673,193/
Lesbats67922/
Leibach67632/
Leby67369/
Lyva67300/
Lebault67284/
Lebeaud67245/
Laybats67172/
Lyby67155/
Lebó67102/
Lybo6761/
Lebeaut6760/
Lebasch6745/
Lebahah6739/
Lejbach6737/
Lybe6730/
Lehbach6723/
Lebé6722/
Hliebay6721/
Leybich6716/
Liebeau6713/
Lába6713/
Leibasz6712/
Líba6712/
Laysbad6711/
Leabuoa6711/
Leabath6710/
Lauyaba679/
Laybach677/
Lyabaya676/
Leeabai676/
Layabai674/
Leabeau674/
Lesbahy674/
Le'beau674/
Lybi674/
Leybits673/
Lyjabai673/
Layabah673/
Liyabah673/
Lyabash672/
Laebaya672/
Leshbai671/
Lebaidh671/
Lebhast671/
Leebass671/
Leebaup671/
Lehbatt671/
Leyweah671/
Leabeah671/
Layubah671/
Liyabay671/
Lujeeba671/
Louyaba671/
Léba671/
Lejbasz671/
Layouba671/
Lebhaih671/
Lieyava671/
Lieyobo671/
Lesbaut671/
Leyahbe671/
Liebaai671/
Layabas671/
Leyobje671/
Leyoubi671/
Leeyawa671/
Hleshba671/
Leebach670/
Leibhat670/
Lesbach670/

Leyba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leyba in the Russian language
Лейбаlejba-

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Leyba Reference & Research

Leiva Family Since 1820 in Santa Fe Argentina - A page covering the arrival in Argentina and European ancestors.

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