Lave Surname

198,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Fiji

Lave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
Fiji2831:3,160561
Solomon Islands1571:3,694419
France1391:477,86167,615
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Denmark911:62,0306,253
India771:9,961,888192,972
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
England41:13,929,515290,718
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

The alternate forms: Lavé (4) & Lavè (2) are calculated separately.

Lave (1,135) may also be a first name.

Lave Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lave Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lave (Georgian: ლავე, Hindi: लव, Marathi: लवे) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Lavé or Lavè. Click here for further potential spellings of Lave.

How Common Is The Last Name Lave? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lave is the 198,841st most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,466,958 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Lave reside; 29 percent reside in North Africa and 29 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Lave is also the 236,307th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,135 people.

The surname Lave is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 610 people, or 1 in 150,714. Aside from Egypt it occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Fiji, where 13 percent live.

Lave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lave last name increased 416 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lave Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lave last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lave are 1.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Lave earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $41,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.06% more than the national average, earning $60,145 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lavé924/
Lavè922/
Llave899,516/
Lavie895,952/
Laver895,131/
Lavey891,607/
Lavhe891,283/
Lavea89987/
Leave89539/
Laves89440/
Lauve89398/
Lavet89289/
Lavez89176/
Laveh89166/
Lavee89153/
Latve8952/
Laive8940/
Lavei8939/
Liave8921/
Laveu8915/
Laeve8910/
Laved896/
Laave896/
Hlave895/
Lavge894/
Lyave894/
Lahve893/
Lasve892/
Lavej891/
L'Ave891/
Leaver806,725/
Leaves804,052/
Lauver802,067/
Leavey801,596/
Llaves80640/
Llaver80468/
Lavest80292/
Lahave80284/
Lavett80250/
Liaver80207/
Lauvie8074/
Lavhey8062/
Layove8046/
Hlaveš8033/
Lauves8029/
Laevey8023/
Hlaves8022/
Laveer8021/
Lavesh8021/
Llavet8018/
Llavez8016/
Lavets8013/
Layvey8012/
Lavech809/
Lavher808/
Layver806/
Leavee804/
Lavhet804/
Laveyt804/
Lauvey803/
Laiver802/
Lehave802/
Lasver802/
Leavie802/
Laveis802/
Lahvei802/
Leyave802/
Laives801/
Lijave801/
Lahhve801/
Leavea801/
Lashve801/
Latvei801/
Laaver801/
Hlaver801/
Laviey801/
Lliave801/
Leaveh801/
Lavehy801/
Lavess801/
Latvee801/
Gliave801/
Lavieh801/
Lauvet801/
Leavet800/
Lavetz800/
Laevie800/
Love75167,351/
Labe7510,929/
Lava7510,873/
Lawe755,723/
Lavi754,449/
Leve753,038/
Lavy752,508/
Live752,116/
Löve75115/
Léve752/
Lòve751/
Lóve751/
Lavı751/
Leavett73102/
Laveist7364/
Laveggi7359/
Lahtvee7356/
Lauvetz7339/
Lausvee7333/
Laveatz739/
Lavetts737/
Lassver732/
Laheave731/
Leavhes731/
Lathver731/
Lauveer731/
D'Lavey731/
Lauvesh731/
Lauveis731/
Lahieve730/
Leaveth730/
Lavetch730/
Lampe6726,503/
Lover6714,593/
Laube6714,146/
Labed6713,690/
Laviy677,942/
Levey675,895/
Leavy675,643/
Lavis674,198/
Laber673,480/
Levie672,036/
Lovey671,938/
Labes671,886/
Lavoy671,630/
Hlava671,413/
Labie671,340/
Lovie671,250/
Llive671,211/
Loves671,195/
Levee671,123/
Lawei671,009/
Laweh67955/
Lavit67939/
Lövei67911/
Hlabe67858/
Lauva67835/
Loeve67752/
Lavid67704/
Laoue67575/
Labee67531/
Laibe67508/
Lleve67506/
Layva67456/
Lavai67454/
Hlawe67448/
Labhe67443/
Lavoi67424/
Liawe67422/
Lavip67411/
Lohve67308/
Lovet67290/
Lavio67290/
Lawie67282/
Labey67254/
Leive67253/
Lieve67228/
Lyavi67222/
Lovee67204/
Labeh67204/
Lawee67195/
Lavay67194/
Laiva67179/
Lawey67171/
Labet67168/
Livey67126/
Lövey67113/
Levea67102/
Louve6799/
Liava6798/
Laivi6784/
Lavér6784/
Laabe6783/
Lovei6776/
Leeve6769/
Lajwe6766/
Hlavi6765/
Laviz6763/
Lauouvea6758/
Labez6756/
Lavaj6756/
Labeş6754/
Loveu6750/
Lasue6749/
Levei6749/
Lauwe6748/
Lovea6743/
Leabe6738/
Laava6734/
Lauvi6733/
Leavi6732/
Lavui6731/
Laawe6730/
Llava6728/
Loveh6727/
Livei6727/
Lhabe6727/
Lavoa6726/
Lovez6725/
Laiwe6724/
Löved6723/
Labea6722/
Laewe6718/
Liove6718/
Laavi6718/
Lawea6717/
Lajva6716/
Laybe6715/
Llabe6715/
Liabe6714/
Lyawe6713/
Leava6713/
Liavi6713/
Laevi6712/
Loved6712/
Loive6712/
Labeß6712/
Lawej6711/
Löves6711/
Lajbe6711/
Leveh6710/
Leawe6710/
Löver679/
Labeu678/
Lawhe677/
Livee677/
Lavys677/
Lawue675/
Latvi675/
Leyve675/
Lyabe675/
Livea675/
Lovej675/
Llavi675/
Hlove675/
Lavyt675/
Leuve674/
Labep674/
Lavyo674/
Layue674/
Lov'e674/
Llove673/
Lanpe673/
Labei673/
Labge673/
Lyove673/
Lahbe672/
Hleve672/
Lueve672/
Labée672/
Lawje672/
Lavaa672/
Lövet672/
Lavih672/
Lahvi672/
Lovhe671/
Llavy671/
Leveu671/
Lajue671/
Layvy671/
Lavyi671/
Laavy671/
Laywe671/
Loove671/
Llavé671/
Lotve671/
Láver671/
Lasbe671/
Laivy671/
Labïe671/
Luove671/
Latbe671/
Lavha671/
Lehavets671/
Hlavy670/
Leaveats670/
Laevy670/

Lave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lave in the Georgian language
ლავეlave-
Lave in the Hindi language
लवlava88.41
लवीlavi5.8
लावेlave5.8
Lave in the Marathi language
लवेlave48.68
लावेlave36.84
लवlava11.84
ळवेlave2.63

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lave
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