Live Surname

197,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Live Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Live Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,3471:57,0036,210
Mexico2771:448,1098,460
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Ecuador861:184,9527,637
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Turkey411:1,898,08367,283
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
France241:2,767,613196,808
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
India71:109,580,769786,157
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Live (4,354) may also be a first name.

Live Last Name Facts

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

The surname Live (Arabic: الحّي, Russian: Ливе) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Live? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 197,788th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,444,020 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Live are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 104,670th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 4,354 people.

The last name is most common in Iran, where it is held by 1,347 people, or 1 in 57,003. In Iran Live is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 26 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Iran Live occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 13 percent are found and Iraq, where 5 percent are found.

Live Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Live has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Live surname contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Livet892,926/
Llive891,211/
Liver891,098/
Livie89406/
Lived89288/
Lives89277/
Leive89253/
Lieve89228/
Livey89126/
Laive8940/
Livei8927/
Liave8921/
Liove8918/
Loive8912/
Livez898/
Livee897/
Livea895/
Liveh892/
Liuve892/
Livett80736/
Loivet80117/
Litver8083/
Lhiver8017/
Livets8014/
Liyeve807/
Lliver806/
Lisvey806/
Leiver804/
Livesh804/
Loiver804/
Laiver802/
Lisvet802/
Luives802/
Laives801/
Lijave801/
Livees801/
Leivea801/
Leivey801/
Glieve801/
Leives801/
Lliave801/
Leivee801/
L'Ives801/
Llivet801/
Lievie801/
Livest800/
Lievey800/
Livess800/
Livgey800/
Leivie800/
Liva756,008/
Livi755,958/
Leve753,038/
Libe752,440/
Lave752,102/
Liwe75816/
Luve75228/
Livy75207/
Lyve752/
Léve752/
Litvets7314/
L'Hiver7313/
Loitved738/
Livehed738/
Littver732/
Lahieve730/
Leivett730/
Livetch730/
Leiva67245,541/
Lever6715,064/
Llave679,516/
Liebe675,996/
Levey675,895/
Liber674,546/
Levet673,910/
Livio673,546/
Libed672,054/
Levie672,036/
Lavey671,607/
Lavhe671,283/
Levee671,123/
Livai671,019/
Lavea67987/
Loeve67752/
Llivi67717/
Leibe67597/
Libes67561/
Liebi67545/
Leave67539/
Laibe67508/
Lleve67506/
Lieby67499/
Hliva67445/
Limpe67445/
Liawe67422/
Livoi67402/
Lauve67398/
Libet67342/
Lewie67312/
Liwei67302/
Libey67294/
Luvie67290/
Lieba67264/
Livis67254/
Leves67251/
Laiva67179/
Lavee67153/
Lisbe67149/
Lievi67131/
Livid67109/
Lebie67103/
Levea67102/
Louve6799/
Livit6789/
Laivi6784/
Levez6782/
Libei6780/
Livay6777/
Leiwe6770/
Loiva6770/
Leeve6769/
Leivi6760/
Libeu6755/
Liviz6753/
Lievy6751/
Levei6749/
Leivy6745/
Lavei6739/
Liewa6732/
Lidtveit6731/
Liwea6727/
Livoy6726/
Livha6725/
Laiwe6724/
Liwie6716/
Lisue6715/
Libie6715/
Liviy6713/
Lieue6713/
Levhe6710/
Laeve6710/
Liobe6710/
Leveh6710/
Libea6710/
Levée6710/
Livyy679/
Livhi679/
Libee679/
Lihue678/
Lliva678/
Libeš678/
Leved677/
Laave676/
Libeh676/
Lyuve676/
Hlave675/
Lhiva675/
Leyve675/
Liewe675/
Lyave674/
Luiva674/
Leuve674/
Hlibe674/
Luvea674/
Luwie674/
Lybie674/
Lijvi673/
Loibe673/
Libez673/
Leveš673/
Lyove673/
Liuwe673/
Liuvi673/
Luvey672/
Loiue672/
Litvi672/
Hleve672/
Lueve672/
Leithved672/
Liwez672/
Luvhe671/
Luivy671/
Livuy671/
Lieui671/
Leveu671/
Líver671/
Lluve671/
Liwej671/
Livaa671/
Luveu671/
Lèves671/
Lévez671/
Leiue671/
Laivy671/
L'Ave671/
Lihva671/
Lijue671/
Liewy671/
Luvei671/
Liewi671/
Loivy671/
Liweh671/
Lyvey670/

Live Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Live in the Russian language
Ливеlive-
Live in the Arabic language
الحّيalhy-
الحيalhy-

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Live Reference & Research

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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 Live
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