Lietava Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Lietava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lietava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1701:31,3915,582
India881:8,716,652177,764
Czechia171:625,49860,070
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Lietava (30) may also be a first name.

Lietava Last Name Facts

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

Lietava is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lietava? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 937,786th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Lietava reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Lietava is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 30 people.

The surname Lietava is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 31,391. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 48 percent are found, Žilina Region, where 27 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent are found and Czechia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litava921,055/
Letava9261/
Laetava861,697/
Letaeva86220/
Laitava86123/
Litaeva8658/
Letavay8647/
Letavaj8637/
Lietavi866/
Letaava863/
Lettava862/
Litavaj861/
Littava861/
Lietawa861/
Listava861/
Liaitava803/
Leiatava802/
Lettaeva801/
Liyatava801/
Lietavit801/
Letova772,921/
Litaba771,183/
Litova77914/
Letaba77830/
Litawa77251/
Lutava77124/
Lytava7752/
Letawa7727/
Liteva7718/
Leteva777/
Layietavi751/
Listova711,014/
Lytaeva71265/
Littawa71198/
Leštova71105/
Letovai7157/
Letavayová7150/
Liteeva7145/
Lestova7140/
Letavajová7130/
Litaway7114/
Liutova7110/
Lethaba719/
Lyetova719/
Leutova718/
Leteeva718/
Lithaba715/
Leytova715/
Letavayova715/
Letauwa714/
Liotova714/
Litabai714/
Lettova713/
Laiteva713/
Letavajova712/
Littova711/
Lutayva711/
Laitova711/
Leteiva711/
Letabai711/
Leyteva711/
Litoeva711/
Litovas711/
Lestavo711/
Hlistova6717/
Leshtova6716/
Lihtavuo6710/
Liyteeva674/
Loitabau674/
Hlestova673/
Lechtova672/
Lishtova672/
Lisztova671/
Listovaa671/
Litteeva671/
Lehetova671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lietava
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