Lavia Surname

122,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Lavia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lavia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1,1361:37,6263,148
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7591:14821
Italy7471:81,87014,264
United States3761:963,98771,704
Spain1031:453,90323,687
Trinidad and Tobago991:13,7781,793
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Australia711:380,22131,281
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Finland481:114,51511,267
Canada441:837,40065,151
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Barbados251:11,498820
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
England171:3,277,533109,658
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Grenada61:18,0891,003
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France41:16,605,680368,153
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Lavía (10) are calculated separately.

Lavia (519) may also be a first name.

Lavia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lavia is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Lavía. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lavia.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 122,206th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,946,460 people. Lavia is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Lavia live; 34 percent live in South America and 31 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Lavia is also the 370,800th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 519 people.

This last name is most widely held in Argentina, where it is held by 1,136 people, or 1 in 37,626. In Argentina Lavia is most frequent in: Chaco Province, where 44 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 32 percent are found and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Argentina this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 20 percent are found and Italy, where 20 percent are found.

Lavia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lavia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lavia surname expanded 12,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lavia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lavia last name are 22.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.81% registered with the party.

The amount Lavia earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 2.44% more than the national average, earning €30,764 per year; in United States they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $46,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.9% less than the national average, earning $42,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lavía9310/
Lavias91157/
Latvia9146/
Laviat9130/
Llavia9120/
Laviad915/
Laviea914/
Laevia914/
Laviah911/
Laviaz911/
Laviha911/
Lavaija8332/
Lavieaa831/
Lavegia831/
Labia805,449/
Lavea80987/
Levia80712/
Lavio80290/
Lovia80170/
Lawia80135/
Lavya8017/
Llauhvia771/
Labiad7311,731/
Laveau732,151/
Labija731,343/
Llovia73451/
Lavios73236/
Labias73229/
Loviat73146/
Lawiah7359/
Latvio7343/
Labiah7342/
Lampia7333/
Leviah7330/
Levija7326/
Lavioe7318/
Leivia7312/
Lasbia7310/
Lawija738/
Labiha736/
Lhabia736/
Laavio736/
Labhia735/
Labiay735/
Lauwia734/
Leyvia734/
Louvia734/
Lavjay733/
Laviós732/
Liovia732/
Llaviá732/
Loviha731/
Leavea731/
Lavijo731/
Lavjah731/
Laavya731/
Laubia731/
Laibia731/
Llabia731/
Lovija731/
Lasuia731/
Laybia731/
Lahbia731/
Labiae731/
Labiaz731/
Laabia731/
Hlabia731/
Loviae731/
Loviah731/
Lovias731/
Labiat731/
Loviea730/
Labiadh67488/
Hlabioa67179/
Lahawia6778/
Lasbias6722/
Labihat6718/
Labaiya6714/
Laabiad679/
Lavujya675/
Labijja674/
Lavayea672/
Lavayya672/
Louvias672/
Louvija672/
Llavijo671/
Levihai671/
Labagia671/
Labeiia671/
Lamphia671/
Launpia671/
Lawaija671/
Llabija671/
Laweiya671/
Lavagio671/
Lawijia671/
Labijad671/
Lawaiya671/
Loviash671/
Labijai671/
Lavegio671/
Loviatt670/
Loovija670/

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