Lavinia Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

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

Lavinia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lavinia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1361:314,29024,990
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Laviñia (2) are calculated separately.

Lavinia (110,186) may also be a first name.

Lavinia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lavinia (Arabic: افينيا, Marathi: लिविनया) occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Laviñia. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavinia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 769,129th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname Lavinia occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Lavinia reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Lavinia is also the 9,334th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 110,186 people.

This last name is most frequent in Argentina, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 314,290. In Argentina Lavinia is most prevalent in: Santa Fe Province, where 64 percent reside, Buenos Aires Province, where 22 percent reside and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Argentina this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.

Lavinia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lavinia has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lavinia surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lavinia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lavinia in the Marathi language
लिविनयाlivinaya20
लािविनयाlaivinaya20
लावीनीयाlaviniya20
लवीनीयाlaviniya20
लवीनाlavina20
Lavinia in the Arabic language
افينياafynya-
لفينياlfynya-
لافينياlafynya-

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