Lavatu Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lavatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lavatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lavatut921/
Labatu8342/
Lavetu8341/
Lawatu8337/
Latvaitus803/
Labatut773,110/
Labattu7793/
Levatau7720/
Labaitu7712/
Labatud774/
Labathu774/
Lyawatu774/
Labatus773/
Lawatou771/
Lasbatu771/
Lavettu771/
Labattut71314/
Hlabatau7199/
Lampatou7123/
Labateux7115/
Laibatou711/
Lewatu67158/
Lowatu6738/
Labotu6728/
Lobatu677/
Labatteux671/
Lawahatou671/
Lovetu671/
Loiwatu6253/
Lobatui621/
Lobatou621/
Laboutou5725/
Lawoutou571/
Loubatou571/
Lachbothu531/
Laboytaux530/
Lobató501/

Lavatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lavatu in the Hindi language
लवटूlavatu-
Lavatu in the Marathi language
लवटूlavatu45
लवटुlavatu37
लवतुlavatu7
लवतूlavatu4
लवटेुlavateu2
लावतूlavatu1
लवडूlavadu1
लावटुlavatu1
लवडुlavadu1
लवातुlavatu1

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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
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  • 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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