Slyva Surname

188,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Slyva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slyva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,1861:20,8252,915
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Slyva (48) may also be a first name.

Slyva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slyva (Russian: Слыва) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slyva? popularity and diffusion

Slyva is the 188,427th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,247,569 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Slyva live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Slyva is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 48 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 2,186 people, or 1 in 20,825. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Kiev, where 9 percent reside, Cherkasy Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Volyn Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Slyva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Slyva are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Slyva earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $42,488 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shlyva912/
Sleyva912/
Slyvap911/
Slyvach831/
Shlayva831/
Sliva804,428/
Slíva80597/
Sleva80381/
Slywa8033/
Sljva804/
Slyvo803/
Slyba802/
Sleeva73118/
Slevas7360/
Szliva7325/
Dsliva7320/
Slivha731/
Shliva731/
Slevaș731/
Slevaş731/
Sleiva731/
Slivea731/
Cleyva731/
Jsliva731/
Shleeva67371/
Slivatz6716/
Silleva6711/
D'Sliva679/
Slevats679/
Slevatz678/
Shlieva674/
Sleevat671/
Slaywah671/
Selleva671/

Slyva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slyva in the Russian language
Слываslyva-

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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 Slyva
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