Liyava Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Liyava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 142 | 1:372,828 | 27,176 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
Liyava (13) may also be a first name.
Liyava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liyava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liyava occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Liyava click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liyava? popularity and diffusion
The surname Liyava is the 1,194,481st most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Liyava live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Liyava is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 13 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 372,828. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mtwara Region, where 99 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 28 percent are found.
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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 Liyava
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