Lavatu Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Lavatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Lavatu (35) may also be a first name.
Lavatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lavatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lavatu (Hindi: लवटू, Marathi: लवटू) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lavatu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,203,767th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Lavatu live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.
Lavatu is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 113,246. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: West New Britain, where 81 percent live, Morobe, where 7 percent live and National Capital District, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Lavatu occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavatut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Labatu | 83 | 42 | / |
| Lavetu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Lawatu | 83 | 37 | / |
| Latvaitus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Labatut | 77 | 3,110 | / |
| Labattu | 77 | 93 | / |
| Levatau | 77 | 20 | / |
| Labaitu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Labatud | 77 | 4 | / |
| Labathu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lyawatu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Labatus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lawatou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lasbatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lavettu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Labattut | 71 | 314 | / |
| Hlabatau | 71 | 99 | / |
| Lampatou | 71 | 23 | / |
| Labateux | 71 | 15 | / |
| Laibatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lewatu | 67 | 158 | / |
| Lowatu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Labotu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lobatu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Labatteux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawahatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loiwatu | 62 | 53 | / |
| Lobatui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lobatou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Laboutou | 57 | 25 | / |
| Lawoutou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Loubatou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lachbothu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Laboytaux | 53 | 0 | / |
| Lobató | 50 | 1 | / |
Lavatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lavatu in the Hindi language | ||
| लवटू | lavatu | - |
| Lavatu in the Marathi language | ||
| लवटू | lavatu | 45 |
| लवटु | lavatu | 37 |
| लवतु | lavatu | 7 |
| लवतू | lavatu | 4 |
| लवटेु | lavateu | 2 |
| लावतू | lavatu | 1 |
| लवडू | lavadu | 1 |
| लावटु | lavatu | 1 |
| लवडु | lavadu | 1 |
| लवातु | lavatu | 1 |
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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 Lavatu
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