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    The surname Leiva

    A Spanish surname, carried by 8,193 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L100

    Leiva: #4,335 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Leiva #4,335, 8,193 people Leiva: #4,335 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Leiva #4,335, 8,193 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leiva is more common than 97.3% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Leiva; this surname is predominantly found in Argentina.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,193 people named Leiva in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,684 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,505.

    #4,335
    rank among US surnames
    8,193
    people in 2010
    2.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +48.8%
    change since 2000 (was #5,760)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,326Castleberry8,21037,606
    #4,327DeAngelo8,20537,629
    #4,329Settle8,20237,643
    #4,330Spearman8,19937,656
    #4,331Monaco8,19837,661
    #4,333Redmon8,19737,666
    #4,334Sides8,19437,679

    Who is named Leiva

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Leiva identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Leivas

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lucas Leiva
      Brazilian association football player (born 1987)
    • Martín Leiva
      Argentine basketball player (born 1980)
    • Cristian Leiva
      Argentine footballer, born 1979

    Notable Leivas come mostly from Argentina (2) and Italy (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Leiva

    Leiva has the Soundex code L100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L100.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Leiva come from?
    From Spanish Leiva; this surname is predominantly found in Argentina.
    How common is the surname Leiva?
    8,193 people in the United States had the surname Leiva in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,684 Americans. It ranked 4,335th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Leiva?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Leiva identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Leiva?
    Lucas Leiva, Brazilian association football player (born 1987), followed by Martín Leiva.
    Where is the surname Leiva most common?
    Wikidata records people named Leiva in Argentina and Italy.
    Is the surname Leiva getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,193 in 2010, up 49%.
    What are other spellings of Leiva?
    Leiba and Leyva.