Lavens Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Lavens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lavens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3101:37,0866,058
France1171:567,71676,560
United States991:3,661,201203,401
South Africa881:615,65646,403
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Lavens (13) may also be a first name.

Lavens Last Name Facts

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

Lavens occurs most in Belgium. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 493,410th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,876,934 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Lavens reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lavens is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

The surname Lavens is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 37,086. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 16 percent are found. Other than Belgium this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Lavens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lavens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lavens surname grew 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lavens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lavens surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lavens surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lavens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.06% less than the national average, earning R 106,788 per year; in United States they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $35,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 188.55% more than the national average, earning $143,361 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leavens922,027/
Laevens92826/
Lavense9223/
Llavens9218/
Lasvens921/
Laviens921/
Laveins920/
Lauveans861/
Levens832,887/
Lawens83340/
Lovens83173/
Lavins83115/
Lavenz8366/
Lavans8321/
Lavons830/
Leavins77544/
Lauwens77410/
Laivins77130/
Lövenås7717/
Loevens7716/
Lawense7714/
Loovens7712/
Lavence779/
Laawens774/
Leavans774/
Louvens773/
Leveins773/
Hlavins772/
Lavinsh772/
Leivens771/
Leviens771/
Leavons771/
Loveins770/
Loviens770/
Lavansch715/
Leivense712/
Lauvence711/
Lauweyns711/
Louveins711/
Laivansh711/
Levins673,982/
Lovins672,891/
Levans67356/
Lowans67223/
Lowens67150/
Levons6791/
Lewans6771/
Lavinz6736/
Levyns6717/
Lawenz677/
Lawans674/
Lovenz673/
Lovans672/
Lawons672/
Levenz670/

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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 Lavens
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