Liva Surname

80,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Liva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1,3751:31,0862,615
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Italy8861:69,02612,234
Philippines5461:185,41829,705
India4091:1,875,46565,718
Greece3971:27,9094,267
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Papua New Guinea1901:42,9145,251
France1451:458,08865,490
Solomon Islands1101:5,273715
Indonesia981:1,349,48293,150
Zimbabwe661:233,91325,760
Kenya531:871,31932,675
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Canada411:898,67368,969
Hungary361:272,67421,202
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Peru321:993,25418,991
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Turkey301:2,594,04779,854
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Líva (44) are calculated separately.

Liva (40,923) may also be a first name.

Liva Last Name Facts

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

Liva (Georgian: ლივა, Hindi: लीवा, Marathi: लीवा, Oriya: ଲିଭା, Russian: Лива) occurs most in Argentina. It may also appear as a variant: Líva. Click here for other potential spellings of Liva.

How Common Is The Last Name Liva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 80,953rd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,212,974 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 37 percent of Liva reside; 25 percent reside in South Asia and 23 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 21,799th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 40,923 people.

This last name is most numerous in Argentina, where it is carried by 1,375 people, or 1 in 31,086. In Argentina Liva is most numerous in: Chaco Province, where 51 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 32 percent live and Formosa Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Argentina Liva occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 18 percent live and Italy, where 15 percent live.

Liva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Liva last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Liva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning €30,460 per year; in Peru they earn 37.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,064 per year; in South Africa they earn 73.71% less than the national average, earning R 62,472 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.84% less than the national average, earning $17,970,700 COP per year and in Canada they earn 16.44% more than the national average, earning $57,851 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Líva9244/
Leiva89245,541/
Livas892,166/
Livai891,019/
Lieva89859/
Hliva89445/
Litva89314/
Laiva89179/
Livah8997/
Liuva8990/
Livay8977/
Loiva8970/
Livat8929/
Livha8925/
Livaz8924/
Lisva8918/
Livap899/
Lliva898/
Lhiva895/
Livea895/
Luiva894/
Livad892/
Livau891/
Livaa891/
Lihva891/
Leivas803,599/
Livaja80891/
Litvai80258/
Livaha8094/
Littva8083/
Liuvha8083/
Livaić8081/
Litvay8062/
Litvaj8047/
Livatt8029/
Lievaj8028/
Livaya8022/
Leivaz8021/
Leivat8016/
Leivah8014/
Leivai8013/
Livacz8011/
Loivaa809/
Loivas809/
Lisvad809/
Llieva808/
Glieva807/
Lichva805/
Livais805/
Livach804/
Liaiva804/
Hleiva803/
Lisvaj803/
Laivas802/
Livash802/
Litvat802/
Laivay802/
Leivaa802/
Litvah801/
Liueva801/
Livaaz801/
Livhas801/
Llivas801/
Lisvat801/
Laivah801/
Leivea801/
Laaiva801/
Hlieva801/
Luitva801/
Laivaa801/
Lieyva801/
Livast800/
Leva7515,656/
Liba758,358/
Livi755,958/
Liwa753,265/
Live752,116/
Luva75820/
Lyva75300/
Livy75207/
Livo75143/
Léva7515/
Livó758/
Livaich7373/
Littvay7321/
Liaivat737/
Lithvay734/
Hlievay731/
Livault731/
D'Leiva731/
Leivais730/
Leyva67215,217/
Lévai679,511/
Leuva675,858/
Leiba674,093/
Livio673,546/
Livet672,926/
Lleva672,315/
Luvai672,250/
Libay671,999/
Levay671,871/
Leivo671,644/
Levai671,609/
Libah671,534/
Libau671,230/
Llive671,211/
Libas671,115/
Liver671,098/
Hlyva671,069/
Luiba67999/
Hliwa67831/
Laiba67801/
Libai67757/
Lihua67741/
Llivi67717/
Lévay67637/
Libad67624/
Limpa67614/
Lyova67587/
Libat67536/
Levas67511/
Layva67456/
Livie67406/
Livoi67402/
Lueva67364/
Liboa67351/
Lived67288/
Lives67277/
Lisua67269/
Lieba67264/
Levah67259/
Livis67254/
Leive67253/
Lieve67228/
Levat67221/
Laivo67201/
Liway67196/
Lluva67173/
Laiwa67167/
Levau67164/
Hliba67163/
Liwai67150/
Levad67132/
Lievi67131/
Livey67126/
Livid67109/
Lytva67108/
Levea67102/
Livit6789/
Lioba6784/
Laivi6784/
Leeva6767/
Levoa6765/
Leivi6760/
Liviz6753/
Levaj6752/
Leivy6745/
Loyva6743/
Liwah6741/
Lijua6741/
Laive6740/
Livos6737/
Liewa6732/
Liwaj6731/
Hleva6730/
Livei6727/
Liwea6727/
Livoy6726/
Lihwa6721/
Lisba6721/
Lhiba6718/
Liove6718/
Liuwa6717/
Lajva6716/
Livoh6715/
Liová6715/
Loiwa6714/
Liviy6713/
Leava6713/
Lievo6713/
Loive6712/
Levaa6711/
Libea6710/
Livyy679/
Livhi679/
Loiba679/
Liwaa678/
Hlíva678/
Levaï678/
Livez678/
Libaa677/
Livee677/
Leiua676/
Lihba676/
Loivo676/
Livot675/
Luvaj674/
Lyvai674/
Luvea674/
Lyvas674/
Luyva673/
Lijvi673/
Lesva673/
Liwap673/
Leiwa673/
Livou673/
Libaï673/
Lyvad673/
Levha673/
Litvi672/
Levaz672/
Liveh672/
Lehva672/
Luvau672/
Lijwa672/
Luivy671/
Livahova671/
Livuy671/
Liwau671/
Lliba671/
Libôa671/
Ļeiva671/
Llyva671/
Lévaj671/
Lévaz671/
Leivaitė671/
Laivy671/
Letva671/
Leíva671/
Libaiova671/
Li'ua671/
Liwua671/
Lyvha671/
Libaz671/
Loivy671/
Libha671/

Liva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liva in the Georgian language
ლივაliva-
Liva in the Oriya language
ଲିଭାlibha-
Liva in the Marathi language
लीवाliva-
Liva in the Hindi language
लीवाliva83.33
लिवाliva16.67
Liva in the Russian language
Ливаliva-

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