Lavía Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Lavía Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
The alternate forms: Lavia (3,744) are calculated separately.
Lavía Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lavía Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lavía occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Lavia. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lavía? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Lavía live; 60 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most common in Spain, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,792,006. In Spain Lavía is primarily found in: Galicia, where 33 percent reside, Basque Country, where 17 percent reside and Catalonia, where 17 percent reside. Other than Spain Lavía exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 30 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavia | 93 | 3,744 | / |
| Lavea | 80 | 987 | / |
| Lavya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Laveau | 73 | 2,151 | / |
| Lavias | 73 | 157 | / |
| Latvia | 73 | 46 | / |
| Laviat | 73 | 30 | / |
| Llavia | 73 | 20 | / |
| Laveay | 73 | 11 | / |
| Laviad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Laviea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Laevia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lavjay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Laveai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laviha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laviaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leavea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laviah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laavya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lavjah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lavaija | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lavujya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lavayya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lavayea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lavegia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavieaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavea'i | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavagio | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lavía
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis