Liv Surname

69,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Liv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia6,1701:2,510502
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
Turkey2831:274,98718,503
Sweden901:109,4087,883
France451:1,476,060142,161
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
India251:30,682,615377,978
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England101:5,571,806158,774
Norway91:571,36544,190
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominica11:75,891912
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Lív (11) are calculated separately.

Liv (40,895) may also be a first name.

Liv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liv (Hindi: लिव, Marathi: लीव) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Lív. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liv? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,429th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,021,094 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Liv reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Liv is also the 21,812th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 40,895 people.

This surname is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is carried by 6,170 people, or 1 in 2,510. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 19 percent reside, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 10 percent reside and Siem Reap Province, where 9 percent reside. Not including Cambodia Liv exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Turkey, where 4 percent reside.

Liv Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Liv surname are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Liv earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.71% less than the national average, earning $37,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $45,323 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lív8911/
Liev86398/
Laiv8662/
Lihv8647/
Luiv8646/
Livs8634/
Livh8629/
Loiv8625/
Leiv8621/
Livå868/
Livf867/
Litv862/
Lgiv861/
Livp861/
Livø861/
Liov861/
Lijv861/
Livw861/
Livd861/
Hliv861/
Liova7575/
Gliev758/
Livch757/
Lievw756/
Lliev753/
Leivs752/
Leisv751/
Leivd751/
Liszv751/
Laivd751/
Lev6711,153/
Lip673,340/
Lib672,542/
Lipova671,565/
Lif671,431/
Liw67898/
Livova67744/
Lipová67289/
Libová67211/
Libova67117/
Lyv6714/
Lév6710/
Ljv679/
Livová677/
Lifova673/
Hhliov672/
Lehiev671/

Liv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liv in the Marathi language
लीवliva-
Liv in the Hindi language
लिवliva60
लीवliva40

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liv
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