Lyv Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Lyv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Lyv (26) may also be a first name.

Lyv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyv has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyv? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lyv is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Lyv live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.

It is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,935,893. In Cambodia Lyv is primarily found in: Mondulkiri Province, where 63 percent live, Kandal Province, where 25 percent live and Ratanakiri Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Cambodia Lyv occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 36 percent live and Taiwan, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyv8678/
Lyov8656/
Lytv861/
Lyvh861/
Lyhv861/
Lehyv752/
Lev6711,153/
Liv677,137/
Lyf6725/
Lyw6712/
Lív6711/
Lév6710/
Ljv679/

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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 Lyv
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