Lyva Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Lyva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2851:159,72922,116
United States91:40,273,215872,126
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Lyva (66) may also be a first name.

Lyva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyva (Russian: Лыва) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 893,754th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Lyva is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Lyva reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 66 people.

Lyva is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 159,729. In Ukraine Lyva is most numerous in: Lviv Oblast, where 32 percent reside, Cherkasy Oblast, where 19 percent reside and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Lyva Last Name Statistics demography

Lyva earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyva89215,217/
Hlyva891,069/
Lyova89587/
Layva89456/
Lytva89108/
Loyva8943/
Lyvai894/
Lyvas894/
Luyva893/
Lyvad893/
Lyvha891/
Llyva891/
Leyvas80764/
Lyvach8071/
Layvas8014/
Leyvaa805/
Lyshva805/
Lleyva802/
Leyvay802/
Leyvea801/
Leyvai801/
Luyvas801/
Layvay801/
Lieyva801/
Lyvash801/
Leva7515,656/
Liva756,008/
Líva7544/
Léva7515/
Lyvo752/
Leiva67245,541/
Leyba6711,113/
Lévai679,511/
Leuva675,858/
Lleva672,315/
Livas672,166/
Levay671,871/
Levai671,609/
Livai671,019/
Lieva67859/
Lévay67637/
Layba67544/
Levas67511/
Hliva67445/
Litva67314/
Levah67259/
Hlywa67252/
Levat67221/
Hlyba67208/
Laiva67179/
Leyua67169/
Levau67164/
Levad67132/
Levea67102/
Livah6797/
Livay6777/
Loiva6770/
Leeva6767/
Levoa6765/
Levaj6752/
Hleva6730/
Livat6729/
Livha6725/
Livaz6724/
Lisva6718/
Lajva6716/
Leava6713/
Lyvoy6711/
Levaa6711/
Laywa6710/
Livap679/
Levaï678/
Hlíva678/
Lliva678/
Livea675/
Lhiva675/
Luiva674/
Leyvo674/
Layua674/
Leywa673/
Levha673/
Lesva673/
Lywai672/
Levaz672/
Livad672/
Lehva672/
Lyová671/
Lywas671/
Livau671/
Livaa671/
Lévaj671/
Lévaz671/
Lihva671/
Letva671/
Leíva671/
Loyua671/
Lyvey670/

Lyva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyva in the Russian language
Лываlyva-

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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
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  • 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 Lyva
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