Lyov Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Lyov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 34 | 1:86,182 | 3,304 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Lyov (547) may also be a first name.
Lyov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lyov (Russian: Лёв) is found most in Armenia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyov? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Lyov are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 61 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia. It is also the 360,211th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 547 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Armenia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 86,182. In Armenia it is most prevalent in: Yerevan, where 88 percent live and Shirak Province, where 12 percent live. Other than Armenia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 38 percent live and Bulgaria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyuov | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lov | 86 | 3,092 | / |
| Lyv | 86 | 14 | / |
| Lova | 75 | 12,234 | / |
| Loov | 75 | 360 | / |
| Leyv | 75 | 78 | / |
| Lgov | 75 | 63 | / |
| Louv | 75 | 55 | / |
| Loiv | 75 | 25 | / |
| Luov | 75 | 19 | / |
| Lovs | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lhov | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lovw | 75 | 11 | / |
| Llov | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hlov | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lohv | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lyav | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lovd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Liov | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lovt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lovf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lojv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lotv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lovz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lovë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lovh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lytv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyvh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyhv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyavova | 73 | 11 | / |
| Lyovova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leyvová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liova | 67 | 75 | / |
| Lgova | 67 | 59 | / |
| Lyauv | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lovch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Llovd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lovsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Llova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lyows | 67 | 2 | / |
| Llovt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hhlov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehyv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovfe | 67 | 1 | / |
Lyov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lyov in the Russian language | ||
| Лёв | lev | - |
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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 Lyov
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