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Leyva

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish, variant of Leiva.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Leyva (plural Leyvas)

  1. A surname from Spanish, mostly known as the second surname of the leaders of the disbanded Mexican Beltrán-Leyva drug cartel.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Leyva is the 1351st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26153 individuals. Leyva is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.88%) individuals.

Anagrams

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Variant of Leiva.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleiba/ [ˈlei̯.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eiba
  • Syllabification: Ley‧va

Proper noun

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Leyva m or f by sense

  1. a surname, mostly known as the second surname of the leaders of the disbanded Mexican Beltrán-Leyva drug cartel