Lov Surname
Approximately 3,092 people bear this surname
Lov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| Cambodia | 906 | 1:17,094 | 1,214 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| United States | 220 | 1:1,647,541 | 109,999 |
| India | 111 | 1:6,910,499 | 153,869 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Löv (366) are calculated separately.
Lov (1,702) may also be a first name.
Lov Demographics
Lov Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Lov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lov (Hindi: लव, Marathi: लोव, Russian: Лов) is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Löv. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lov? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 143,805th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,356,904 people. The surname Lov occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Lov are found; 42 percent are found in West Asia and 42 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Lov is also the 186,271st most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 1,702 people.
This last name is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,232 people, or 1 in 25,045. Not including Saudi Arabia it exists in 67 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 29 percent reside and Egypt, where 11 percent reside.
Lov Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lov has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lov last name increased 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Lov surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the party.
Lov earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.92% less than the national average, earning $37,572 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Löv | 89 | 366 | / |
| Lova | 86 | 12,234 | / |
| Loev | 86 | 508 | / |
| Loov | 86 | 360 | / |
| Lgov | 86 | 63 | / |
| Lyov | 86 | 56 | / |
| Louv | 86 | 55 | / |
| Loiv | 86 | 25 | / |
| Luov | 86 | 19 | / |
| Lhov | 86 | 14 | / |
| Lovs | 86 | 14 | / |
| Lovw | 86 | 11 | / |
| Llov | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hlov | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lohv | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lovd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lojv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lovh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lovf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lovt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lotv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liov | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lovz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lovë | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liova | 75 | 75 | / |
| Lgova | 75 | 59 | / |
| Llovd | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lovch | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lovsh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Llova | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hhlov | 75 | 2 | / |
| Llovt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Loevf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lovfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyuov | 75 | 1 | / |
| Low | 67 | 146,986 | / |
| Lev | 67 | 11,153 | / |
| Lobova | 67 | 10,775 | / |
| Lav | 67 | 4,071 | / |
| Lob | 67 | 2,193 | / |
| Lof | 67 | 1,646 | / |
| Lop | 67 | 1,557 | / |
| Lapova | 67 | 744 | / |
| Lavova | 67 | 83 | / |
| Lavová | 67 | 74 | / |
| Lobová | 67 | 73 | / |
| Labová | 67 | 58 | / |
| Láfová | 67 | 48 | / |
| Löwová | 67 | 47 | / |
| Labova | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lopova | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lábová | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lofová | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lövová | 67 | 12 | / |
| Loheev | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lév | 67 | 10 | / |
| Loovsh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lovova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lowová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hhliov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lafova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lowova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glilov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lapová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lávová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Löwova | 67 | 1 | / |
Lov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lov in the Marathi language | ||
| लोव | lova | - |
| Lov in the Hindi language | ||
| लव | lava | 85 |
| लोव | lova | 15 |
| Lov in the Russian language | ||
| Лов | lov | - |
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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 Lov
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