Leyva

English

Etymology

From Spanish, variant of Leiva.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪvə

Proper noun

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

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

Anagrams

• Alvey, Lavey, Leavy, leavy, vealy

Spanish

Etymology

Variant of Leiva.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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