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.
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Leyba Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
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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