Lavaya Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Lavaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Lavaya (86) may also be a first name.
Lavaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lavaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lavaya (Hindi: लावया, Marathi: लवाया, Russian: Лавая) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lavaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Lavaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Lavaya are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 86 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 245,051. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 56 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 32 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live and Swaziland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lavaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lavaya in the Hindi language | ||
| लावया | lavaya | - |
| Lavaya in the Marathi language | ||
| लवाया | lavaya | 50 |
| लवया | lavaya | 33.33 |
| लावया | lavaya | 16.67 |
| Lavaya in the Russian language | ||
| Лавая | lavaa | - |
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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 Lavaya
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