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Where Does The Last Name Leyv Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Leyv (Russian: Лейв) is found most in Russia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Leyv click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyv? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 2,136,387^th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Leyv are found; 49 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,001,709. In Russia Leyv is primarily found in: Republic of Khakassia, where 43 percent are found, Murmansk Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Moscow, where 8 percent are found. Besides Russia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 3 percent are found and Mexico, where 3 percent are found.

Leyv Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Leyv surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.