Lauva Surname
Approximately 835 people bear this surname
Lauva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 704 | 1:2,912 | 368 |
| Nepal | 26 | 1:1,095,421 | 6,297 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lauva (239) may also be a first name.
Lauva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lauva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lauva (Hindi: लउवा, Russian: Лаува) occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lauva? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lauva is the 416,572nd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,727,600 people. Lauva occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Lauva reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Lauva is also the 578,640th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 239 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is held by 704 people, or 1 in 2,912. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 69 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 11 percent reside and Semigallia, where 11 percent reside. Other than Latvia this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 3 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.
Lauva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lauva has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lauva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lauva in the Hindi language | ||
| लउवा | la'uva | 63.21 |
| लऊवा | la'uva | 23.58 |
| लौवा | lauva | 13.21 |
| Lauva in the Russian language | ||
| Лаува | lauva | - |
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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
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- 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 Lauva
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