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) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lavai? popularity and diffusion
Lavai is the 661,581st most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. The last name Lavai is mostly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Lavai live; 87 percent live in Oceania Islands and 87 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Lavai is also the 605,116th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 222 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 396 people, or 1 in 20,590. In Papua New Guinea Lavai is primarily concentrated in: Gulf, where 48 percent reside, National Capital District, where 22 percent reside and Central, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Lavai occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 6 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Lavai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lavai has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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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