Lavai Surname
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Lavai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 396 | 1:20,590 | 2,177 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Lavai (222) may also be a first name.
Lavai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lavai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lavai (Hindi: लवई, Russian: Лаваи) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lavai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 661,581st most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Lavai reside; 87 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 87 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 605,116th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 222 people.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 20,590. In Papua New Guinea Lavai is mostly concentrated in: Gulf, where 48 percent are found, National Capital District, where 22 percent are found and Central, where 13 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 6 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Lavai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lavai has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lavai surname contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lavai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lavai in the Hindi language | ||
| लवई | lava'i | 71.43 |
| लवाई | lava'i | 14.29 |
| लवी | lavi | 14.29 |
| Lavai in the Russian language | ||
| Лаваи | lavai | - |
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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 Lavai
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