Livu Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Livu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Livu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Livu (128) may also be a first name.

Livu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Livu (Marathi: लीवू, Oriya: ଲିଭୁ, Russian: Ливу) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Livu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Livu is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Livu are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Livu is also the 821,896th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 128 people.

The surname Livu is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Not including The DR Congo Livu occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Livus895/
Livhu894/
Livut894/
Livou893/
Laivu893/
Livau891/
Livuy891/
Liuvu891/
Livous8085/
Laivuy8028/
Laivut802/
Liveus802/
Lyaivu801/
Livush801/
Liwu753,636/
Libu751,042/
Luvu751,029/
Levu75711/
Livó758/
Lyvu751/
Livault731/
Libau671,230/
Libut671,222/
Liuwu67782/
Levus67746/
Laibu67346/
Laiwu67317/
Leibu67298/
Libui67285/
Limpu67285/
Liwhu67230/
Libuy67185/
Levau67164/
Luibu67150/
Libus6784/
Libou6759/
Libeu6755/
Luvui6752/
Liwut6735/
Libhu6732/
Liwuś6720/
Libuś6715/
Liwou6713/
Leiwu6710/
Libuh6710/
Libud678/
Levou678/
Liwuh674/
Loibu673/
Leyvu673/
Levui673/
Leavu672/
Levuy672/
Luvau672/
Liebu672/
Liobu671/
Luuvu671/
Levut671/
Levuh671/
Libuş671/
Libuu671/
Le'vu671/
Luveu671/
Livoe671/
Liewu671/
Leveu671/
Liwau671/

Livu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Livu in the Oriya language
ଲିଭୁlibhu-
Livu in the Marathi language
लीवूlivu-
Livu in the Russian language
Ливуlivu-

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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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  • 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 Livu
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