Liuva Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Liuva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 89 | 1:518,875 | 25,986 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Liuva (610) may also be a first name.
Liuva Demographics
Liuva Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Liuva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liuva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liuva occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liuva? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,967,751st most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Liuva reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Liuva is also the 338,253rd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 610 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 518,875. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 91 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 4 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 4 percent are found. Barring Kenya Liuva is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Liuva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Liuva
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