Likhva Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Likhva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likhva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Likhva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Likhva (Hindi: लिखवा, Russian: Лихва) is most common in Russia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Likhva? popularity and diffusion

Likhva is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Likhva occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Likhva reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 48 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 90 percent are found and Oryol Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Beside Russia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 43 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found.

Likhva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lykhva83208/
Likhwa8317/
Lichva835/
Laikhwa7735/
Lekva7370/
Lichwa67758/
Lukhwa67232/
Liqhwa6770/
Likver6717/
Laikve6715/
Likvou6712/
Lykvad676/
Lekhwa676/
Lukhua673/
Lekhua671/

Likhva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Likhva in the Hindi language
लिखवाlikhava-
Likhva in the Russian language
Лихваlihva-

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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 Likhva
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