Lavan Surname
Approximately 3,668 people bear this surname
Lavan Surname Definition:
Ó Lamháin or Ó Laimhín A sept located in the MacDermot country. Their name has sometimes been changed to Hand by pseudo-translation.
MIF 160; Map Ros
Lavan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,427 | 1:254,001 | 24,099 |
| India | 510 | 1:1,504,050 | 56,543 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Peru | 262 | 1:121,313 | 7,107 |
| Vietnam | 246 | 1:376,610 | 1,275 |
| England | 200 | 1:278,590 | 21,737 |
| Germany | 135 | 1:596,337 | 48,011 |
| Ireland | 120 | 1:39,241 | 3,109 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Nepal | 18 | 1:1,582,275 | 7,357 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Ukraine | 17 | 1:2,677,806 | 165,194 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 406 | 1:10,911 | 1,537 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 102 | 1:238,974 | 17,695 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 290 | 1:173,168 | 15,571 |
The alternate forms: Laván (2) are calculated separately.
Lavan (4,251) may also be a first name.
Lavan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Lamháin or Ó Laimhín A sept located in the MacDermot country. Their name has sometimes been changed to Hand by pseudo-translation.
MIF 160; Map Ros
Ó Lamháin or Ó Laimhín A sept located in the MacDermot country. Their name has sometimes been changed to Hand by pseudo-translation.
MIF 160; Map Ros
Lavan Demographics
Average Lavan Salary in
United States
$42,483 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lavan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lavan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lavan (Arabic: آفان, Hindi: लवन, Marathi: लावण, Oriya: ଲଭାନ, Russian: Лаван) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Laván. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lavan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 124,316th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,986,790 people. The last name Lavan is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Lavan are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 106,281st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 4,251 people.
The surname Lavan is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,427 people, or 1 in 254,001. In The United States Lavan is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 43 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 12 percent are found.
Lavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lavan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lavan surname grew 492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 70 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lavan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lavan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lavan surname are 2.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.36% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lavan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,248 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.75% less than the national average, earning R 124,164 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.91% less than the national average, earning $17,501,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $42,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $55,930 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lavan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lavan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲଭାନ | labhana | - |
| Lavan in the Hindi language | ||
| लवन | lavana | 50.7 |
| लावन | lavana | 29.58 |
| लवण | lavana | 12.68 |
| लावण | lavana | 2.82 |
| लवाण | lavana | 1.41 |
| लवान | lavana | 1.41 |
| Lavan in the Marathi language | ||
| लावण | lavana | 50 |
| लवन | lavana | 16.67 |
| लवण | lavana | 10.42 |
| लावन | lavana | 8.33 |
| लावान | lavana | 6.25 |
| लावाण | lavana | 4.17 |
| लवं | lavam | 2.08 |
| लखन | lakhana | 2.08 |
| Lavan in the Russian language | ||
| Лаван | lavan | - |
| Lavan in the Arabic language | ||
| آفان | afan | - |
| افان | afan | - |
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Lavan Reference & Research
Lavin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Lavin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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