Liv Surname
Approximately 7,137 people bear this surname
Liv Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 6,170 | 1:2,510 | 502 |
| United States | 300 | 1:1,208,196 | 85,916 |
| Turkey | 283 | 1:274,987 | 18,503 |
| Sweden | 90 | 1:109,408 | 7,883 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Romania | 7 | 1:2,868,267 | 56,178 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
The alternate forms: Lív (11) are calculated separately.
Liv (40,895) may also be a first name.
Liv Demographics
Average Liv Salary in
United States
$37,665 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lív | 89 | 11 | / |
| Liev | 86 | 398 | / |
| Laiv | 86 | 62 | / |
| Lihv | 86 | 47 | / |
| Luiv | 86 | 46 | / |
| Livs | 86 | 34 | / |
| Livh | 86 | 29 | / |
| Loiv | 86 | 25 | / |
| Leiv | 86 | 21 | / |
| Livå | 86 | 8 | / |
| Livf | 86 | 7 | / |
| Litv | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lgiv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Livp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Livø | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liov | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lijv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Livw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Livd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hliv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liova | 75 | 75 | / |
| Gliev | 75 | 8 | / |
| Livch | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lievw | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lliev | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leivs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leisv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leivd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liszv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laivd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lev | 67 | 11,153 | / |
| Lip | 67 | 3,340 | / |
| Lib | 67 | 2,542 | / |
| Lipova | 67 | 1,565 | / |
| Lif | 67 | 1,431 | / |
| Liw | 67 | 898 | / |
| Livova | 67 | 744 | / |
| Lipová | 67 | 289 | / |
| Libová | 67 | 211 | / |
| Libova | 67 | 117 | / |
| Lyv | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lév | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ljv | 67 | 9 | / |
| Livová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lifova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hhliov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehiev | 67 | 1 | / |
Liv Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Liv in the Marathi language | ||
| लीव | liva | - |
| Liv in the Hindi language | ||
| लिव | liva | 60 |
| लीव | liva | 40 |
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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 Liv
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