Lavis Surname

110,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Wales

Lavis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lavis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia9601:28,1213,824
England8621:64,6387,541
United States6271:578,08447,352
France5481:121,20918,347
Canada2711:135,96214,055
South Africa2241:241,86524,757
Belgium1801:63,87010,268
Wales1251:24,7562,599
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
Peru341:934,82718,471
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
India141:54,790,384527,769
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5411:45,0565,611
Wales291:54,0832,718
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Lavis (540) may also be a first name.

Lavis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lavis (Hindi: लविस, Marathi: लवीस, Russian: Лавис) is found most in Australia. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lavis is the 110,679th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,735,957 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Lavis are found; 24 percent are found in Australasia and 24 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 362,702nd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 540 people.

The surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 960 people, or 1 in 28,121. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 58 percent live, Queensland, where 18 percent live and South Australia, where 9 percent live. Outside of Australia this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Lavis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lavis has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 518 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 431 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lavis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lavis are 16.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.93% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lavis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.7% more than the national average, earning R 365,256 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning $19,580,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.52% more than the national average, earning $54,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning $48,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latvis91356/
Lavish91258/
Lavios91236/
Leavis91203/
Lavies91113/
Lavois9183/
Laviss9123/
Lavise9116/
Lahvis9110/
Lauvis916/
Lavais913/
Laveis912/
Lavi894,449/
Lavisse831,327/
Lavoise8386/
Laveist8364/
Lavaise8345/
Lavisch8336/
Leaviss8311/
Lavishh831/
Lauveis831/
Leavish830/
Lauvish830/
Levis8011,922/
Laviy807,942/
Lavie805,952/
Labis805,644/
Lawis801,290/
Lovis801,195/
Lavit80939/
Lavid80704/
Lavai80454/
Laves80440/
Lavoi80424/
Lavip80411/
Lavio80290/
Lyavi80222/
Laivi8084/
Hlavi8065/
Laviz8063/
Lavei8039/
Lauvi8033/
Leavi8032/
Lavui8031/
Lavic8022/
Laavi8018/
Liavi8013/
Lavix8011/
Lavys807/
Latvi805/
Llavi805/
Lavih802/
Lahvi802/
Lavyi801/
Lavič801/
Lavaisse7747/
Lavisova771/
Leaves734,052/
Lampis733,198/
Labios732,835/
Lavoix73726/
Llaves73640/
Labois73473/
Labisz73393/
Lavysh73362/
Lavitt73324/
Leavai73318/
Latvys73297/
Lavest73292/
Lavice73223/
Laubis73187/
Laveus73139/
Louvis73136/
Labish73123/
Lavich73122/
Levais73100/
Laveix7390/
Lahvic7388/
Laybis7378/
Lovise7377/
Leviss7377/
Levish7375/
Lauwis7375/
Lauvie7374/
Lavaia7371/
Loovis7359/
Loveis7339/
Labise7337/
Laviţe7337/
Lobais7336/
Lauves7329/
Hlavai7322/
Hlaves7322/
Lavesh7321/
Lauvai7319/
Leavit7318/
Lovies7318/
Lavaix7317/
Levois7316/
Llovis7315/
Liawis7314/
Lavets7313/
Laviez7313/
Lahbis7311/
Levies7310/
Leveis7310/
Laivys739/
Lovais738/
Leivis737/
Lahavi737/
Lovish737/
Lasuis736/
Lavidt736/
Laavio736/
Laibes734/
Labais734/
Labies734/
Laisue734/
Laivoi734/
Hlavyi734/
Lyovis733/
Laibis733/
Lyabis732/
Latbis732/
Lavoid732/
Layuis732/
Leavie732/
Lawish732/
Lanpis732/
Lahvei732/
Levijs732/
Labist732/
Laives731/
Latviy731/
Lavaid731/
Lovios731/
Lovist731/
Lovisz731/
Leuvis731/
Laiwis731/
Latvei731/
Latvii731/
Leevis731/
Laviph731/
Lavoic731/
Lawies731/
Laviey731/
Lawisz731/
Lawois731/
Lavess731/
Laivit731/
Labiss731/
Laabis731/
Lavieh731/
Lajuis731/
Layvit731/
Lauvix730/
Lavait730/
Laewis730/
Lavoiz730/
Leavix730/
Lavoit730/
Leawis730/
Leavaisch710/
Leavitt6720,355/
Lawi6714,707/
Labi6711,355/
Lava6710,873/
Lavy672,508/
Lovi672,501/
Lave672,102/
Lavaggi67644/
Labisch67421/
Lawisch67283/
Laissue67157/
Laubies67146/
Lavoice67141/
Lavooij67137/
Louvise67136/
Louvois6782/
Laibuis6776/
Laveggi6759/
Hlavysh6757/
Laibois6753/
Lõvi6750/
Laisuea6748/
Liampis6727/
Labaise6721/
Lavitch6715/
Leuvais6714/
Laviche6712/
Labisse6712/
Laboise6711/
Lahwise679/
Laiboys678/
Lavetts677/
Louvais675/
Louvish674/
Laabiss674/
Lahbiss674/
Lavé674/
Leavipp673/
Labhais673/
Lahbish672/
Lavè672/
Hlabise672/
Laubish671/
Lobgais671/
Lovisch671/
Lahavai671/
Leaveus671/
Leavhes671/
Laweiss671/
Lovaise671/
Llabies671/
Lávi671/
Lasėvič671/
Lavı671/
Lawiess671/
Lawiesz671/
Lavayse671/
Labheis671/
Lampeis671/
Lauvesh671/
Lowaist671/
Labitse671/
Louveis671/
Lachuis671/
Laishui671/
Laisuer671/
Latvoit671/
Lauweis671/
Leivais670/
Gliaves670/
Liavitt670/
Leavaih670/
Leavich670/
Lahuise670/
Leivish670/

Lavis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lavis in the Marathi language
लवीसlavisa80
लावीसlavisa20
Lavis in the Hindi language
लविसlavisa52.46
लवीसlavisa36.07
लाविसlavisa8.2
लवशिlavasi1.64
लविशlavisa1.64
Lavis in the Russian language
Лависlavis-

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