Laventa Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Laventa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laventa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1311:352,51820,779
Philippines721:1,406,086101,646
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Laventa (1,877) may also be a first name.

Laventa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laventa (Russian: Лавента) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laventa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,148,257th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name Laventa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Laventa live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 175,599th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 1,877 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 352,518. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 55 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 41 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Laventa occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 34 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Laventa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Laventa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Laventa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laventa in the Russian language
Лавентаlaventa-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Laventa
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