Lyova Surname
Approximately 587 people bear this surname
Lyova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 324 | 1:163,400 | 14,541 |
| Russia | 233 | 1:618,554 | 54,209 |
| Belarus | 19 | 1:500,056 | 46,922 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Lyová (1) are calculated separately.
Lyova (3,341) may also be a first name.
Lyova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lyova (Russian: Лёва) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Lyová. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyova? popularity and diffusion
Lyova is the 545,543rd most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Lyova live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lyova is also the 123,494th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,341 people.
Lyova is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 163,400. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 39 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 30 percent live and Singida Region, where 29 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 40 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lyova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lyova in the Russian language | ||
| Лёва | leva | - |
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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 Lyova
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