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    The surname Leyva

    A Spanish surname, carried by 26,153 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L100

    Leyva: #1,351 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Leyva #1,351, 26,153 people Leyva: #1,351 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Leyva #1,351, 26,153 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leyva is more common than 99.2% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish, variant of Leiva.

    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 26,153 people named Leyva in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,805 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,769.

    #1,351
    rank among US surnames
    26,153
    people in 2010
    8.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +39.3%
    change since 2000 (was #1,749)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,342Brandon26,28411,747
    #1,343Romo26,28311,747
    #1,344Kirkpatrick26,25111,761
    #1,346Corbett26,24611,764
    #1,347Granados26,18711,790
    #1,348Rossi26,18311,792
    #1,349Goss26,17911,794

    Who is named Leyva

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

    94% of people named Leyva identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Two or more races 0.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Leyvas

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Selenis Leyva
      American actress, born 1972
    • Danny Leyva
      American soccer player, born 2003
    • Fashawn
      American musician, born 1988

    Notable Leyvas come mostly from the United States (2) and Cuba (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Leyva

    Leyva 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 Leyva come from?
    From Spanish, variant of Leiva.
    How common is the surname Leyva?
    26,153 people in the United States had the surname Leyva in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,805 Americans. It ranked 1,351st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Leyva?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Leyva identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Leyva?
    Selenis Leyva, American actress, followed by Danny Leyva.
    Where is the surname Leyva most common?
    Wikidata records people named Leyva in the United States and Cuba.
    Is the surname Leyva getting more or less common?
    More common. 18,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,153 in 2010, up 39%.