Leyva Surname

2,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Cuba

Leyva Surname Definition:

From the latin "levamen" - consoler.

Leyva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico117,2381:1,059168
Cuba44,4461:25941
United States22,8751:15,8452,015
Peru16,6791:1,906315
Philippines3,3191:30,5034,416
Spain3,2211:14,5151,666
Colombia2,8941:16,5081,384
Argentina1,5631:27,3472,291
Nicaragua5561:10,829750
Bolivia5161:20,5741,678
Ecuador3781:42,0794,380
Venezuela2221:136,0544,371
Brazil2131:1,005,04435,543
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Chile1251:140,9324,923
France1071:620,77381,454
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
England271:2,063,63279,942
Puerto Rico171:208,8322,248
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Honduras161:551,0283,526
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Panama111:355,6607,645
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belize21:177,7373,502
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Leyva (550) may also be a first name.

Leyva Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the latin "levamen" - consoler.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Leyva Last Name Facts

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

Leyva (Russian: Лейва) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,581st most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 33,861 people. Leyva is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Leyva are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Leyva is also the 359,069th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 550 people.

The surname Leyva is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 117,238 people, or 1 in 1,059. In Mexico Leyva is primarily concentrated in: Sinaloa, where 15 percent are found, Sonora, where 14 percent are found and México, where 8 percent are found. Barring Mexico this last name occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Cuba, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Leyva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leyva has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 114,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leyva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leyva last name are 40.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leyva earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 14.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,654 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $22,513,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.32% less than the national average, earning $34,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% less than the national average, earning $44,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyvas91764/
Leyava9123/
Leyvaa915/
Leiyva914/
Leyeva912/
Leyvay912/
Leyuva912/
Lleyva912/
Leyova911/
Leyvai911/
Leyvea911/
Lieyva911/
Leva8915,656/
Lyva89300/
Lieyava831/
Leiva80245,541/
Leyba8011,113/
Leuva805,858/
Lleva802,315/
Levay801,871/
Levai801,609/
Hlyva801,069/
Lieva80859/
Lyova80587/
Levas80511/
Layva80456/
Loeva80442/
Lueva80364/
Levah80259/
Laeva80234/
Levat80221/
Leyua80169/
Levau80164/
Levad80132/
Lytva80108/
Levea80102/
Leyvi8069/
Leeva8067/
Levoa8065/
Levaj8052/
Loyva8043/
Hleva8030/
Leava8013/
Levaa8011/
Levaï808/
Lyava806/
Lyeva806/
Leyve805/
Leyvo804/
Lyvai804/
Lyvas804/
Luyva803/
Lesva803/
Leywa803/
Lyvad803/
Levha803/
Levaz802/
Lehva802/
Llyva801/
Letva801/
Leíva801/
Lyvha801/
Leivas733,599/
Levaux731,326/
Levaya73739/
Levash73370/
Leavai73318/
Llevat73201/
Liyava73198/
Lyueva73175/
Lejava73121/
Levais73100/
Liyeva7378/
Leybas7373/
Lyvach7371/
Levatt7355/
Levaia7344/
Layiva7343/
Levaja7341/
Lesvas7337/
Leuvau7336/
Leyabi7334/
Hleeva7332/
Levach7330/
Layava7329/
Lievaj7328/
Leivaz7321/
Leuvad7320/
Leuvai7320/
Hlyeva7318/
Levast7317/
Leuvah7317/
Leivat7316/
Lyaeva7315/
Layvas7314/
Leivah7314/
Leavay7313/
Leivai7313/
Leyeba7312/
Letvad7311/
Leyaba7310/
Leuvas7310/
Levaas739/
Leuvat739/
Leuvap739/
Llieva738/
Levasz738/
Glieva737/
Leyuas737/
Leuvaj737/
Loyeva736/
Levays735/
Leyver735/
Laevai735/
Lyshva735/
Lyauva734/
Lehava734/
Liaeva734/
Levaud733/
Hleiva733/
Levass733/
Layova732/
Leyves732/
Hloeva732/
Levaai732/
Leyave732/
Leivaa732/
Lejeva732/
Llevas732/
Loyova732/
Leyawe732/
Laieva731/
Layeva731/
Luyvas731/
Liueva731/
Levatz731/
Leyvey731/
Leivea731/
Leavas731/
Leavea731/
Leevaa731/
Laueva731/
Hlieva731/
Leevai731/
Lujeva731/
Layvay731/
Lieyba731/
Leuvay731/
Leva'a731/
Levaah731/
Levaić731/
Leyabe731/
Leyawo731/
Leyová731/
Lieava731/
Leavoa731/
Lyvash731/
Leyvid731/
Levaus730/
Levait730/
Levy67224,725/
Levi6749,003/
Lewa6716,177/
Lava6710,873/
Leba6710,586/
Liva676,008/
Levo675,879/
Leve673,038/
Lewy671,441/
Lyba671,197/
Levaggi67908/
Levá67851/
Levý67767/
Leby67369/
Levault67258/
Levä67134/
Levaast6752/
Levé6747/
Líva6744/
Loheeva6718/
Léva6715/
Leví6714/
Leuvais6714/
Logieva6712/
Lagieva6711/
Leuvaid679/
Leveaud679/
Hlyiova679/
Leybach678/
Leaveau676/
Leuvaai676/
Lahyeva675/
Leveatt674/
Lajevad674/
Leiavaa673/
Leuvaph673/
Leyvich672/
Əliyeva672/
Lyve672/
Lyvo672/
Liyavat671/
Levaova671/
Lesvaux671/
Lauieva671/
Hlievay671/
Leyweah671/
Lowyova671/
Lejasva671/
Lajieva671/
Leuvaij671/
Leuvaip671/
Leyahbe671/
Leveaut671/
D'Leiva671/
Lahueva671/
Laheeva671/
Leeyawa671/
Leivais670/
Levaitt670/
Leavaih670/
Leavaus670/
Leavash670/

Leyva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leyva in the Russian language
Лейваlejva-

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