Liiv Surname

242,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Liiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1,3841:95526
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Finland421:130,87412,452
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Australia371:729,61448,196
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Wales71:442,07621,198
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

The alternate forms: Líiv (1) are calculated separately.

Liiv (13) may also be a first name.

Liiv Last Name Facts

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

Liiv (Russian: Лиив) is borne by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Líiv. Click here for further potential spellings of Liiv.

How Common Is The Last Name Liiv? popularity and diffusion

It is the 242,620th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,430,119 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Liiv are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name in the world, held by 13 people.

Liiv is most commonly held in Estonia, where it is borne by 1,384 people, or 1 in 955. Besides Estonia it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Finland, where 3 percent live.

Liiv Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Liiv last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Liiv earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 77.26% more than the national average, earning $76,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning $48,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Líiv921/
Liivå895/
Liiev891/
Liev75398/
Lyiv7531/
Liib7523/
Liif7517/
Liyv7517/
Liip759/
Liiw758/
Ljiv751/
Liév751/
Luijhiv731/
Lievw676/
Lliev673/
Liibs672/
Liiew671/
Lijib671/
Liieb671/
Lihib671/
Leeiv671/
Liyov671/
Lijev671/

Liiv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liiv in the Russian language
Лиивliiv-

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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 Liiv
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