Lavus Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Lavus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lavus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Lavuš (20) are calculated separately.

Lavus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lavus (Russian: Лавус) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may also appear in the variant forms: Lavuš. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Lavus are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,820,908. In Ukraine Lavus is most common in: Ternopil Oblast, where 68 percent live, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 24 percent live and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 8 percent live. Barring Ukraine it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and Georgia, where 3 percent live.

Lavus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lavus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lavus last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lavuš9320/
Laveus91139/
Lavous9129/
Latvus9128/
Lavush918/
Lavgus911/
Lavaus911/
Lavu893,439/
Lavoush834/
Leaveus831/
Hlavuse831/
Lhavous830/
Leavaus830/
Labus805,249/
Lavau80864/
Levus80746/
Lawus8093/
Laavu8067/
Lyavu8062/
Lovus8050/
Lavhu8049/
Lavut8038/
Lavou8034/
Lavui8031/
Hlavu8016/
Laveu8015/
Lavud804/
Laivu803/
Leavu802/
Lavgu801/
Llavu801/
Lavusova771/
Lavaud738,294/
Lavaux731,263/
Labous731,215/
Lampus73605/
Lavaut73367/
Labush73337/
Lavoux73222/
Levush73108/
Leveus7380/
Labusz7372/
Laubus7339/
Lawuse7339/
Laivuy7328/
Lasvut7313/
Hlabus7311/
Lehvus7310/
Labuss738/
Labaus737/
Lauvau736/
Lovaus736/
Lavult734/
Lavoos733/
Lauvos733/
Laabus732/
Lavosz732/
Loveus732/
Lavuha732/
Laivut732/
Lahavu731/
Laveue731/
Lavuch731/
Labeus731/
Labuse731/
Llavos731/
Lyaivu731/
Lavoud731/
Laubos731/
Levaus730/
Lavoes730/
Laveux730/
Lawgus730/
Lanpus730/
Labu679,717/
Lawu674,952/
Lavault67965/
Labusch67738/
Lauvaux67499/
Lahbous67456/
Lovu67261/
Laabous67204/
Laibuis6776/
Lasvaux6759/
Laytvud6710/
Lasvaud679/
Lavó678/
Liabeus672/
Lavouch672/
Laboush671/
Lyabush671/
Lavoose671/
Lavú671/
Leauvau671/
Lauvaud671/
Loveuse671/
Lawhous670/
Labushe670/
Lamphus670/
Labouse670/
Lavoult670/
Labause670/

Lavus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lavus in the Russian language
Лавусlavus-

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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 Lavus
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