Lyvet Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lyvet Surname Definition:

An Anglo-Norman name in Ireland since the thirteenth century, mainly in Leinster, not Mayo; now Very rare. MIF 10*

Lyvet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1001:664,22785,408
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lyvet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Anglo-Norman name in Ireland since the thirteenth century, mainly in Leinster, not Mayo; now Very rare. MIF 10*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Lyvet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyvet is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyvet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,817,111th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Lyvet occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Lyvet live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Lyvet is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 664,227. In France Lyvet is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 81 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 1 percent reside. Aside from France this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyvets9128/
Loyvet9117/
Lysvets831/
Levet803,910/
Livet802,926/
Lybet805/
Layvette770/
Levett735,220/
Livett73736/
Leviet73603/
Levete73138/
Loivet73117/
Livets7314/
Levets7312/
Llevet7310/
Liveth7310/
Livete7310/
Leevet739/
Levest737/
Levetz737/
Liviet732/
Lisvet732/
Layvit731/
Llivet731/
Leybet731/
Liovet731/
Livest730/
Leavet730/
Leveet730/
Leveth730/
Levette67482/
Leavett67102/
Livette6757/
Litvets6714/
Leveste679/
Lytvyts677/
Loytved677/
Liveste677/
Leveatt674/
Leviett673/
Løytved672/
Lisvete671/
Levethe671/
Leveett671/
Leivett670/
Leaveth670/
Livetch670/

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