Lavy Surname

171,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Lavy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0551:343,56330,894
France7161:92,76913,445
Peru2601:122,2477,144
Israel1631:52,5016,866
Italy611:1,002,56969,817
Northern Ireland431:42,9083,866
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
India281:27,395,192354,286
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Panama111:355,6607,645
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Lavy (393) may also be a first name.

Lavy Last Name Facts

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

Lavy (Hindi: लवी) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 171,639th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,905,720 people. The last name Lavy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Lavy are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 436,161st most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 393 people.

Lavy is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,055 people, or 1 in 343,563. In The United States Lavy is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 33 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent live and Peru, where 10 percent live.

Lavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lavy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lavy surname increased 879 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lavy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lavy last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lavy surname are 35.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.86% registered with the party.

The amount Lavy earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,000 per year; in United States they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $44,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.79% more than the national average, earning $73,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laviy897,942/
Leavy895,643/
Lavoy891,630/
Lavey891,607/
Lavay89194/
Lavys897/
Lavyt895/
Lavyo894/
Llavy891/
Layvy891/
Lavyi891/
Laavy891/
Laivy891/
Hlavy890/
Leavey801,596/
Lavysh80362/
Latvys80297/
Leavoy80213/
Lavooy80176/
Hlavay8081/
Lavaya8071/
Lavhey8062/
Laivuy8028/
Leavay8013/
Layvey8012/
Laivys809/
Hlavoy804/
Laveyt804/
Hlavyi804/
Lauvey803/
Laivay802/
Lahavy802/
Latviy801/
Laviey801/
Layvay801/
Lavayd801/
Lavehy801/
Lava7510,873/
Lavi754,449/
Laby753,020/
Lave752,102/
Lovy75481/
Lawy75326/
Lavé754/
Lavè752/
Lavı751/
Hlavysh7357/
Latvytė7346/
Lavhaya7314/
Latvytë731/
Laivytė731/
D'Lavey731/
Llave679,516/
Labay679,480/
Laboy678,633/
Lavie675,952/
Laver675,131/
Lavis674,198/
Laway673,944/
Lovey671,938/
Hlava671,413/
Lavhe671,283/
Loway671,177/
Lavea67987/
Lauby67950/
Lavit67939/
Levyy67877/
Lauva67835/
Lavid67704/
Layba67544/
Leave67539/
Layva67456/
Lavai67454/
Laves67440/
Lavoi67424/
Lavip67411/
Lauve67398/
Lobay67369/
Lasby67363/
Lovoy67350/
Lahby67342/
Lavio67290/
Lavet67289/
Labey67254/
Labyt67231/
Lyavi67222/
Labyd67194/
Lovay67180/
Laiva67179/
Lavez67176/
Lawey67171/
Laveh67166/
Lavee67153/
Labuy67151/
Levyi67127/
Liava6798/
Laivi6784/
Lavér6784/
Hlavi6765/
Laviz6763/
Lavaj6756/
Latve6752/
Lampy6751/
Leviy6751/
Leivy6745/
Lawuy6743/
Laive6740/
Lavei6739/
Lawoy6734/
Laava6734/
Lauvi6733/
Leavi6732/
Lavui6731/
Llava6728/
Lavoa6726/
Liave6721/
Labyi6721/
Laavi6718/
Lawiy6716/
Lajva6716/
Laybe6715/
Labys6715/
Laveu6715/
Leava6713/
Labiy6713/
Liavi6713/
Louvy6711/
Hlovy6710/
Laywa6710/
Laaby6710/
Leaby679/
Lauwy678/
Lávay678/
Laiby677/
Lovys677/
Labyo677/
Laved676/
Laave676/
Hlave675/
Latvi675/
Lawys675/
Laybi675/
Llavi675/
Lavge674/
Lyave674/
Layue674/
Lahve673/
Loviy672/
Labhy672/
Lasve672/
Lavaa672/
Lavih672/
Hlawy672/
Lahvi672/
Loovy671/
Lavej671/
Laywe671/
Lawyd671/
Llavé671/
Lábay671/
Hlaby671/
Lawyz671/
L'Ave671/
Labéy671/
Laywi671/
Lovyh671/
Loivy671/
Labyh671/
Lavha671/
Latby670/

Lavy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lavy in the Hindi language
लवीlavi55.56
लव्यlavya33.33
लविlavi11.11

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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 Lavy
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