Lavey Surname

247,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lavey Surname Definition:

This set of names is so exactly parallel to Davey, Davy, Davie, Davies, that I think it must be derived, in like manner, from the familiar or 'nursery' form of some Christian name-possibly from Lawrence.

Lavey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2821:282,72926,321
England781:714,33440,171
France741:897,604104,173
Australia481:562,41041,290
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

Lavey (98) may also be a first name.

Lavey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This set of names is so exactly parallel to Davey, Davy, Davie, Davies, that I think it must be derived, in like manner, from the familiar or 'nursery' form of some Christian name-possibly from Lawrence.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lavey Last Name Facts

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

Lavey (Hindi: लवी, Marathi: लवेय, Russian: Лавей) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lavey.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lavey is the 247,499th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,534,876 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Lavey live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 956,749th most common first name internationally, borne by 98 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,282 people, or 1 in 282,729. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 12 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Lavey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lavey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lavey last name increased 708 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lavey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lavey surname is predominantly Catholic (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lavey last name are 5.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Lavey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $47,687 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leavey911,596/
Lavhey9162/
Laevey9123/
Laveya9120/
Layvey9112/
Laveyt914/
Lauvey913/
Laveye911/
Laviey911/
Lavehy911/
Lavy892,508/
Lave892,102/
Hlaveya834/
D'Lavey831/
Llave809,516/
Laviy807,942/
Lavie805,952/
Levey805,895/
Leavy805,643/
Laver805,131/
Lavoe802,229/
Lovey801,938/
Lavoy801,630/
Lavhe801,283/
Lavea80987/
Leave80539/
Laves80440/
Lauve80398/
Lavet80289/
Labey80254/
Lavay80194/
Lavez80176/
Lawey80171/
Laveh80166/
Lavee80153/
Livey80126/
Lövey80113/
Latve8052/
Laive8040/
Lavei8039/
Liave8021/
Laveu8015/
Lavae8014/
Laeve8010/
Lavys807/
Laved806/
Lavue806/
Laave806/
Hlave805/
Lavyt805/
Lavge804/
Lyave804/
Lavyo804/
Lahve803/
Lavye802/
Lasve802/
Llavy801/
Layvy801/
Lavej801/
Lavyi801/
Laavy801/
Laivy801/
L'Ave801/
Hlavy800/
Laevy800/
Lavoie7360,513/
Leaver736,725/
Leaves734,052/
Lauver732,067/
Llaves73640/
Loveys73536/
Llaver73468/
Lavysh73362/
Lavoue73341/
Labeye73324/
Lavoye73305/
Latvys73297/
Lavest73292/
Lahave73284/
Lampey73261/
Lavett73250/
Leavoy73213/
Liaver73207/
Lavooy73176/
Laveus73139/
Leevey7381/
Hlavay7381/
Lavuye7378/
Lauvie7374/
Lavaya7371/
Lavaye7354/
Layove7346/
Lavaie7340/
Lavayo7334/
Hlaveš7333/
Laabey7332/
Laveia7329/
Lauves7329/
Laivuy7328/
Laweye7327/
Laviya7322/
Hlaves7322/
Laveer7321/
Lavesh7321/
Lavayi7320/
Lehavy7320/
Llavet7318/
Labeyd7316/
Llavez7316/
Laivae7315/
Lavets7313/
Leavay7313/
Laweya7310/
Lavech739/
Laivys739/
Lavher738/
Lavaue738/
Labhey737/
Labeya737/
Layver736/
Leveye736/
Laweey735/
Lawoey735/
Lavoya735/
Leavee734/
Lavhet734/
Hlavoy734/
Labeyo734/
Hlavyi734/
Laweby733/
Laiver732/
Lehave732/
Lasver732/
Lavaje732/
Leavie732/
Laveis732/
Lahvei732/
Laivay732/
Leyave732/
Lahavy732/
Laveja732/
Laives731/
Latviy731/
Loovey731/
Lijave731/
Leyvey731/
Lahhve731/
Leivey731/
Leavea731/
Lashve731/
Latvei731/
Laveue731/
Lavuya731/
Lavyya731/
Laweyi731/
Laaver731/
Labeyt731/
Lasbey731/
Hlaver731/
Lliave731/
Loveyi731/
Hlabey731/
Layvay731/
Leaveh731/
Le'avy731/
Lavayd731/
Lavess731/
Latvee731/
Gliave731/
Lavieh731/
Loveya731/
Loveyo731/
Lauvet731/
Hlavue731/
Leabey730/
Leavet730/
Laveux730/
Leavye730/
Lavetz730/
Lievey730/
Louvey730/
Laevie730/
Laeway730/
Love67167,351/
Labe6710,929/
Lava6710,873/
Lawe675,723/
Lavi674,449/
Leve673,038/
Laby673,020/
Live672,116/
Lewy671,441/
Lovy67481/
Lawy67326/
Löve67115/
Leavett67102/
Lavieja6769/
Laveist6764/
Laveggi6759/
Hlavysh6757/
Lahtvee6756/
Latvytė6746/
Lauvetz6739/
Lausvee6733/
Lyaweye6716/
Lavayos6716/
Lavhaya6714/
Lavoies6714/
Lövy6714/
Liabeya6710/
Laveatz679/
Lavetts677/
Labeeyd677/
Leabeyd676/
Lavagge676/
Lèvy675/
Lehavyi675/
Labeysh674/
Lavé674/
Lavuoya673/
Latviya672/
Lassver672/
Lavgiya672/
Lavhahe672/
Lamppey672/
Laabeyd672/
Lavè672/
Léve672/
Lampeya671/
Lamphey671/
Laheave671/
Leaveus671/
Leavhes671/
Lathver671/
Layvoiy671/
Lauveer671/
Lauweya671/
Lavejee671/
Lavhaje671/
Lavouie671/
Laaviye671/
Laveiah671/
Lòve671/
Lóve671/
Hlabeya671/
Lavı671/
Lavoyet671/
Latvytë671/
Latvıya671/
Laivytė671/
Labeyes671/
Labeyou671/
Labieya671/
Lauvesh671/
Lavieaa671/
Loveyou671/
Labeyat671/
Liavoya671/
Loveyes671/
Lauveis671/
Lahieve670/
Leaveth670/
Lavetch670/
Lavoyes670/
Lovejiy670/

Lavey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lavey in the Hindi language
लवीlavi-
Lavey in the Marathi language
लवेयlaveya-
Lavey in the Russian language
Лавейlavej-

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