Lahav Surname

138,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Lahav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lahav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2,8711:2,981395
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Australia421:642,75544,739
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England221:2,532,63991,802
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Lahav (408) may also be a first name.

Lahav Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lahav Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lahav has its highest incidence in Israel. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lahav? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lahav is the 138,487th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,255,508 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Lahav reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Lahav is also the 426,776th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 408 people.

The last name Lahav is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 2,871 people, or 1 in 2,981. In Israel it is most common in: Central District, where 35 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent live and Northern District, where 17 percent live. Other than Israel Lahav exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Lahav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lahav surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Lahav earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.09% less than the national average, earning R 166,140 per year; in United States they earn 26.31% more than the national average, earning $54,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.05% more than the national average, earning $87,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lahavs911/
Laav8952/
Lahv891/
Lahaf80403/
Lahaw8034/
Lhavt801/
Lav754,071/
Lahaph733/
Laheev731/
Laahab731/
Liahab731/
Labh672,865/
Laab67975/
Liav67370/
Lauv67186/
Laaf67175/
Leav6786/
Lavs6779/
Laiv6762/
Lavš6738/
Lhaf6731/
Laph6726/
Laaw6719/
Liahaff6717/
Lhov6714/
Lavh676/
Llav674/
Lohv674/
Lyav673/
Lafh672/
Lavt672/
Lhab671/
Lavp671/
Lahf671/
Latv671/
Lavı671/
Lavz671/
Lavd671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lahav
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