Lava Surname
Approximately 10,873 people bear this surname
Lava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,873 | 1:198,055 | 11,914 |
| Philippines | 2,189 | 1:46,249 | 7,472 |
| Italy | 963 | 1:63,506 | 11,350 |
| Peru | 554 | 1:57,372 | 4,640 |
| Brazil | 398 | 1:537,875 | 20,154 |
| United States | 358 | 1:1,012,455 | 74,653 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| France | 213 | 1:311,844 | 47,518 |
| Belgium | 209 | 1:55,008 | 8,920 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Papua New Guinea | 151 | 1:53,998 | 6,838 |
| Russia | 144 | 1:1,000,855 | 77,167 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Spain | 110 | 1:425,019 | 22,707 |
| Belarus | 101 | 1:94,070 | 14,536 |
| Argentina | 86 | 1:497,016 | 36,727 |
| Canada | 82 | 1:449,336 | 38,948 |
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| Nepal | 56 | 1:508,588 | 4,431 |
| Iran | 53 | 1:1,448,727 | 58,350 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Faroe Islands | 29 | 1:1,690 | 196 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Comoros | 4 | 1:187,381 | 421 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
Lava (19,087) may also be a first name.
Lava Demographics
Average Male Lava Height
175.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lava (Bengali: লাভা, Georgian: ლავა, Hindi: लवा, Marathi: लवा, Oriya: ଲାଭ, Russian: Лава) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lava? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 47,578th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 670,242 people. Lava occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Lava live; 37 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Lava is also the 39,152nd most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 19,087 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is held by 3,873 people, or 1 in 198,055. In India Lava is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 73 percent reside, Gujarat, where 20 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 1 percent reside. Outside of India Lava exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside and Italy, where 9 percent reside.
Lava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lava has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 778 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lava Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Lava surname are 42.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96% registered with the party.
The amount Lava earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 32.54% more than the national average, earning €39,802 per year; in Peru they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,334 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.33% more than the national average, earning $27,091,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $48,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning $40,673 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lava in the Georgian language | ||
| ლავა | lava | - |
| Lava in the Bengali language | ||
| লাভা | labha | - |
| Lava in the Marathi language | ||
| लवा | lava | 85.8 |
| लावा | lava | 10.43 |
| लव | lava | 3.77 |
| Lava in the Hindi language | ||
| लवा | lava | 61.9 |
| लावा | lava | 27.38 |
| लव | lava | 9.52 |
| Lava in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଭ | labha | 50 |
| ଲଭ | labha | 20 |
| ଲଭା | labha | 10 |
| ଲବ | laba | 10 |
| ଲାୱା | lawa | 10 |
| Lava in the Russian language | ||
| Лава | lava | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lava
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