Liova Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Liova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 31 | 1:357,413 | 49,581 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Liová (15) are calculated separately.
Liova (1,495) may also be a first name.
Liova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liova (Georgian: ლიოვა, Russian: Лиова) is most common in Greece. It can be rendered as a variant: Liová. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Liova? popularity and diffusion
The surname Liova is the 2,185,341st most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Liova live; 41 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 41 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 201,119th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,495 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Greece, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 357,413. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Thessaly, where 87 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 13 percent live. Other than Greece this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Moldova, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Liova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Liova in the Georgian language | ||
| ლიოვა | liova | - |
| Liova in the Russian language | ||
| Лиова | liova | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Liova
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