Lavi Surname

105,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lavi Surname User-submission:

An Ancient Hebrew word for the feminine version of 'lion'.

Lavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1,0841:29,3213,027
India8301:924,17539,860
United States7851:461,73139,386
Papua New Guinea4811:16,9521,695
Finland1561:35,2354,559
Spain1511:309,61618,455
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Kenya531:871,31932,675
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Italy491:1,248,09675,884
France481:1,383,807136,859
England431:1,295,76958,667
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Israel121:713,13647,700
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
China31:455,773,85521,925
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Lávi (1) are calculated separately.

Lavi (7,819) may also be a first name.

Lavi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Ancient Hebrew word for the feminine version of 'lion'.

- deanlavi

Lavi Last Name Facts

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

Lavi (Bengali: লাভী, Hindi: लवी, Marathi: लावी, Oriya: ଲଲି, Russian: Лави) is found most frequently in Peru. It may also appear in the variant forms: Lávi. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lavi.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lavi is the 105,270th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,638,019 people. The last name Lavi occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Lavi reside; 29 percent reside in South America and 24 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 72,197th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 7,819 people.

This last name is most numerous in Peru, where it is held by 1,084 people, or 1 in 29,321. In Peru it is most numerous in: Loreto Region, where 42 percent live, San Martín Region, where 23 percent live and Lima Province, where 17 percent live. Beside Peru this last name is found in 70 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Lavi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lavi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lavi last name expanded 8,722 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lavi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lavi surname are 27.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Lavi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 37.6% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,096 per year; in United States they earn 31.36% more than the national average, earning $56,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.85% more than the national average, earning $62,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lávi921/
Laviy897,942/
Lavie895,952/
Lavis894,198/
Lavit89939/
Lavid89704/
Lavai89454/
Lavoi89424/
Lavip89411/
Lavio89290/
Lyavi89222/
Laivi8984/
Hlavi8965/
Laviz8963/
Lavei8939/
Lauvi8933/
Leavi8932/
Lavui8931/
Laavi8918/
Liavi8913/
Laevi8912/
Latvi895/
Llavi895/
Lavih892/
Lahvi892/
Lavyi891/
Latvis80356/
Lavitt80324/
Leavai80318/
Lavish80258/
Leavis80203/
Lavich80122/
Lavois8083/
Lauvie8074/
Lavaia8071/
Laviss8023/
Hlavai8022/
Lauvai8019/
Leavit8018/
Lahvis8010/
Lahavi807/
Lauvis806/
Lavidt806/
Laavio806/
Laevai805/
Laivoi804/
Hlavyi804/
Lavais803/
Lavoid802/
Leavie802/
Laveis802/
Lahvei802/
Latviy801/
Lavaid801/
Latvei801/
Latvii801/
Laviph801/
Laviey801/
Laivit801/
Lavieh801/
Layvit801/
Lavait800/
Laevie800/
Lavoiz800/
Lavoit800/
Levi7549,003/
Lawi7514,707/
Labi7511,355/
Lava7510,873/
Lavy752,508/
Lovi752,501/
Lave752,102/
Lõvi7550/
Lavé754/
Lavè752/
Lövi752/
Lavı751/
Leavitt7320,355/
Lavaggi73644/
Lavooij73137/
Laveist7364/
Laveggi7359/
Lavisch7336/
Leaviss7311/
Leavipp733/
Lahavai731/
Lavishh731/
Latvoit731/
Lauveis731/
Leavish730/
Liavitt730/
Lauvish730/
Leavaih730/
Leavich730/
Llave679,516/
Lawai678,890/
Labis675,644/
Leavy675,643/
Laver675,131/
Labid674,290/
Laabi673,613/
Labit673,086/
Lampi672,976/
Laibi672,930/
Labio672,348/
Levie672,036/
Labai671,772/
Lavoy671,630/
Levai671,609/
Lavey671,607/
Hlava671,413/
Labie671,340/
Lavhe671,283/
Lovie671,250/
Lovis671,195/
Lawei671,009/
Lavea67987/
Lövei67911/
Lauva67835/
Laiba67801/
Lovio67801/
Lobai67691/
Leevi67684/
Leave67539/
Laibe67508/
Layva67456/
Lovoi67454/
Laves67440/
Labii67433/
Lauve67398/
Laboi67314/
Lahbi67293/
Lavet67289/
Hlabi67284/
Lawie67282/
Lowai67245/
Laïbi67238/
Latbi67232/
Lovai67209/
Lavay67194/
Liabi67184/
Laiva67179/
Lavez67176/
Laiwa67167/
Laveh67166/
Lavee67153/
Levyi67127/
Labiś67114/
Laubi67110/
Liava6798/
Louvi6797/
Lewai6796/
Lovit6787/
Lavér6784/
Lovei6776/
Leyvi6769/
Levoi6769/
Leivi6760/
Laîbi6756/
Lavaj6756/
Labui6754/
Latve6752/
Luovi6752/
Leviy6751/
Levij6749/
Levei6749/
Labhi6742/
Loviz6742/
Leawi6742/
Laive6740/
Llevi6735/
Laava6734/
Labih6729/
Leabi6729/
Llava6728/
Lawoi6726/
Lavoa6726/
Labič6726/
Laiwe6724/
Labiz6723/
Liave6721/
Labyi6721/
Labij6719/
Laawi6716/
Lajui6716/
Lawiy6716/
Lajva6716/
Laveu6715/
Lajwi6714/
Leava6713/
Labiy6713/
Lábai6713/
Lahavich6712/
Lovui6712/
Lauwi6711/
Laeve6710/
Loevi6710/
Lawui6710/
Lanpi678/
Lasbi678/
Lövői678/
Laiby677/
Levih677/
Lavys677/
Lohvi677/
Laved676/
Lovid676/
Laave676/
Loviš676/
Hlave675/
Lahwi675/
Laybi675/
Lavyt675/
Levii674/
Loovi674/
Lavge674/
Lyave674/
Laiwi674/
Lawii674/
Lawhi674/
Laâbi674/
Lavyo674/
Lasui674/
Lyabi673/
Lahve673/
Levui673/
Labei673/
Labiš673/
Lehvi673/
Loviy672/
Llabi672/
Lleavitt672/
Lovii672/
Lasve672/
Labip672/
Lhabi672/
Lavaa672/
Llavy671/
Llovi671/
Liawi671/
Layvy671/
Lavej671/
Laavy671/
Llavé671/
Laviňová671/
Laivy671/
L'Ave671/
Labić671/
Hlawi671/
Laywi671/
Lotvi671/
Lgawi671/
Lavha671/
Hlavy670/

Lavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lavi in the Bengali language
লাভীlabhi-
Lavi in the Hindi language
लवीlavi91.68
लविlavi6.24
लावीlavi1.83
लबीlabi0.04
अलवीalavi0.04
Lavi in the Marathi language
लावीlavi63.91
लवीlavi24.06
वळवीvalavi9.02
ळवीlavi3.01
Lavi in the Oriya language
ଲଲିlali50
ଲଭିlabhi50
Lavi in the Russian language
Лавиlavi-

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