Liva

Liva Meaning & Origin

About Liva
The surname Liva is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name "Oliva," which means "olive" in Italian. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Oliva. The olive tree has been a symbol of peace, fertility, and longevity in many cultures, and the surname Liva may have been given to individuals associated with these qualities or those who worked with or owned olive groves.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Liva is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Liva: 307
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 64721
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Liva based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Liva is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LF
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L IY1 V AH0
🌐 IPA
/liva*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L100

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Liva in Braille

Here's how to represent Liva in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Liva in braille

How to sign the name Liva using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Liva using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Liva in sign language

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