Lavu Surname

131,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,0841:368,07419,875
Zimbabwe3011:51,2907,802
Papua New Guinea2501:32,6153,803
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Zambia641:247,65515,017
Romania611:329,14528,853
Czechia481:221,53131,190
Slovakia451:118,58822,142
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Kenya221:2,099,08636,356
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Austria141:608,24554,975
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Finland71:785,24338,644
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Lavú (1) are calculated separately.

Lavu (4,375) may also be a first name.

Lavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lavu (Hindi: लावु, Marathi: लवू) is found most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lavú. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavu? popularity and diffusion

Lavu is the 131,446th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,119,089 people. The surname Lavu is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Lavu live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 104,371st most widely held first name in the world, held by 4,375 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 2,084 people, or 1 in 368,074. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 84 percent live, Telangana, where 9 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Outside of India Lavu exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Lavu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lavu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Lavu surname are 16.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lavu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.35% less than the national average, earning R 220,164 per year and in United States they earn 18.82% more than the national average, earning $51,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lavú921/
Lavau89864/
Laavu8967/
Lyavu8962/
Lavhu8949/
Lavut8938/
Lavou8934/
Lavus8931/
Lavui8931/
Lavuš8920/
Hlavu8916/
Laveu8915/
Lavud894/
Laivu893/
Leavu892/
Lavgu891/
Laevu891/
Llavu891/
Lavaud808,294/
Lavaux801,263/
Lavaut80367/
Lavoux80222/
Laveus80139/
Lavous8029/
Laivuy8028/
Latvus8028/
Lasvut8013/
Lavush808/
Lauvau806/
Lavult804/
Lavuha802/
Laivut802/
Lahavu801/
Laveue801/
Lavuch801/
Lyaivu801/
Lavoud801/
Lavaus801/
Laveux800/
Labu759,717/
Lawu754,952/
Levu75711/
Lovu75261/
Lavó758/
Lavault73965/
Lauvaux73499/
Lasvaux7359/
Laytvud7310/
Lasvaud739/
Lavoush734/
Lavouch732/
Leaveus731/
Leauvau731/
Lauvaud731/
Lhavous730/
Leavaus730/
Lavoult730/
Labus675,249/
Lavoe672,229/
Labou672,099/
Labau671,243/
Labut671,153/
Labuz671,113/
Labud67501/
Laibu67346/
Laiwu67317/
Labhu67196/
Leabu67193/
Lampu67192/
Levau67164/
Laubu67151/
Labuy67151/
Liabu67127/
Labuť67104/
Lawau6784/
Lawou6784/
Lavoo6776/
Löbau6762/
Laabu6760/
Lovou6759/
Labui6754/
Lovus6750/
Loveu6750/
Labuh6747/
Lawuy6743/
Labuś6736/
Lobau6730/
Lewau6715/
Labuj6714/
Lovui6712/
Hlawu6710/
Lawui6710/
Labux679/
Lovut678/
Labeu678/
Labuu676/
Hlovu674/
Lyabu674/
Laawu673/
Levui673/
Leyvu673/
Liawu672/
Levuy672/
Lyawu672/
Lawud672/
Llabu671/
Leveu671/
Laewu671/
Labgu671/
Lăbau671/
Louvu671/
Latbu671/
Lawuh671/
Le'vu671/
Lhabu671/
Levuh671/

Lavu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lavu in the Marathi language
लवूlavu69.97
लवुlavu29.19
लावूlavu0.37
लावुlavu0.27
लवlava0.17
लावlava0.03
ळवूlavu0.02
Lavu in the Hindi language
लावुlavu50
लावूlavu25
लवूlavu12.5
लवुlavu12.5

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Footnotes

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