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
The surname Lyova (Russian: Лёва) is most common in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms: Lyová. Click here for further possible spellings of Lyova.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyova? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 545,543rd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. The surname Lyova occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Lyova live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 123,494th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 3,341 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 163,400. In Tanzania Lyova is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 39 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 30 percent reside and Singida Region, where 29 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Lyova occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 40 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.
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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