Leyba Surname
Approximately 11,113 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLeyba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,506 | 1:80,439 | 9,153 |
| Dominican Republic | 3,351 | 1:3,113 | 391 |
| Philippines | 1,088 | 1:93,050 | 16,181 |
| Russia | 685 | 1:210,399 | 22,979 |
| Argentina | 572 | 1:74,726 | 6,359 |
| Mexico | 295 | 1:420,767 | 8,163 |
| Venezuela | 113 | 1:267,293 | 6,442 |
| Uruguay | 88 | 1:38,997 | 4,467 |
| Peru | 70 | 1:454,059 | 13,591 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| Nicaragua | 49 | 1:122,879 | 2,037 |
| Puerto Rico | 47 | 1:75,535 | 1,405 |
| Colombia | 27 | 1:1,769,410 | 11,599 |
| Abkhazia | 21 | 1:11,565 | 1,453 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 129 | 1:389,292 | 29,048 |
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.
- t0n13Leyba Demographics
Average Male Leyba Height
173.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Leyba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leyba (Russian: Лейба) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 46,646th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 655,768 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Leyba are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 469,697th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 345 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,506 people, or 1 in 80,439. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Mexico, where 28 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Colorado, where 14 percent are found. Besides The United States Leyba exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 30 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.
Leyba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leyba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Leyba last name are 7.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.73% registered to vote for 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
Leyba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyba in the Russian language | ||
| Лейба | lejba | - |
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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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