Lavko Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Lavko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lavko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia731:73,10214,166
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Lavkó (9) & Lávko (2) are calculated separately.

Lavko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lavko (Russian: Лавко) is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Lavkó or Lávko. For other possible spellings of Lavko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavko? popularity and diffusion

Lavko is the 1,263,456th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Lavko live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 73,102. In Slovakia Lavko is mostly found in: Prešov Region, where 56 percent are found, Trnava Region, where 19 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Lavko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lavko surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Lavko earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lavkó939/
Lávko932/
Hlavko9132/
Lavka80566/
Lafko80208/
Lovko80157/
Lawko808/
Hlavka73587/
Hlávko7347/
Hlovko739/
Lavkat733/
Losvko731/
Labkou731/
Lawkop731/
Lafkouh671/

Lavko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lavko in the Russian language
Лавкоlavko-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lavko
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