Lavov Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Lavov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lavov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lavov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lavov (Russian: Лавов) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,106,139th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. Lavov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Lavov are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Lavov is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 2,528,475. In Russia Lavov is most frequent in: Moscow, where 25 percent reside, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 19 percent reside and Kurgan Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia Lavov exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 18 percent reside and Belarus, where 5 percent reside.

Lavov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Lavov last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 30% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lavova9183/
Hlavov9116/
Lyavov919/
Lavoev911/
Hlavova8333/
Lyavova8311/
Levov80283/
Labov80139/
Lavow8033/
Lovov8013/
Lavav804/
Lavev802/
Lyabov7377/
Labova7334/
Levoev7330/
Lampov7330/
Laveev7315/
Levhov7313/
Lovova737/
Laybov734/
Lavaev733/
Laubov732/
Lavauv731/
Hlabov731/
Lyabova6745/
Laubova672/
Lyovova672/
Lathvop671/

Lavov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lavov in the Russian language
Лавовlavov-

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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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  • 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 Lavov
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