Lavs Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Moldova

Lavs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lavs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India491:15,654,396253,566
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Moldova41:890,34246,069
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Lavš (38) are calculated separately.

Lavs (13) may also be a first name.

Lavs Last Name Facts

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

Lavs (Russian: Лавс) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Lavš. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Lavs is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Lavs are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Lavs is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Lavs is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 15,654,396. Aside from India Lavs occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Lavs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lavs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lavs surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lavš9238/
Lavås8918/
Lauvs8911/
Hlavs891/
Lav864,071/
Lauvås80272/
Lavshe802/
Lahavs801/
Lavsch801/
Laws7529,539/
Labs751,062/
Laps75649/
Liav75370/
Lauv75186/
Leav7586/
Laiv7562/
Laav7552/
Lovs7514/
Lavh756/
Lafs754/
Llav754/
Lyav753/
Lavt752/
Lasf752/
Lavd751/
Lavz751/
Lavı751/
Latv751/
Lahv751/
Lavp751/
Lavsova737/
Laabs674,942/
Lahav673,231/
Laufs671,229/
Hlavsová67666/
Lashf67231/
Lovse67111/
Lapse6765/
Lapps6747/
Lyauv6735/
Labsh6720/
Lawse6717/
Laubs6713/
Lapss6710/
Hlavsova6710/
Llasf679/
Lapsz677/
Lavtc674/
Lovsh674/
Lauws674/
Laaps673/
Laups673/
Lavshova672/
Leivs672/
Labse672/
Lahbs672/
Laszw672/
Lapsh671/
Lhavt671/
Llavw671/
Llavì671/
Leaws671/
Leavh671/
Leavc671/
Leafs671/
Lapst671/
Laffs671/
Liavw671/
Laivd671/
Hlabs671/
Leaps670/
Liabs670/
Leabs670/
Laphs670/

Lavs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lavs in the Russian language
Лавсlavs-

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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 Lavs
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