Lov Surname

143,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Lov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Cambodia9061:17,0941,214
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
India1111:6,910,499153,869
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
England151:3,714,537119,675
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
China51:273,464,31313,838
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Löv (366) are calculated separately.

Lov (1,702) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löv89366/
Lova8612,234/
Loev86508/
Loov86360/
Lgov8663/
Lyov8656/
Louv8655/
Loiv8625/
Luov8619/
Lhov8614/
Lovs8614/
Lovw8611/
Llov865/
Hlov864/
Lohv864/
Lovd863/
Lojv861/
Lovh861/
Lovf861/
Lovt861/
Lotv861/
Liov861/
Lovz861/
Lovë861/
Liova7575/
Lgova7559/
Llovd756/
Lovch756/
Lovsh754/
Llova753/
Hhlov752/
Llovt752/
Loevf751/
Lovfe751/
Lyuov751/
Low67146,986/
Lev6711,153/
Lobova6710,775/
Lav674,071/
Lob672,193/
Lof671,646/
Lop671,557/
Lapova67744/
Lavova6783/
Lavová6774/
Lobová6773/
Labová6758/
Láfová6748/
Löwová6747/
Labova6734/
Lopova6730/
Lábová6719/
Lofová6715/
Lövová6712/
Loheev6711/
Lév6710/
Loovsh679/
Lovova677/
Lowová676/
Hhliov672/
Lafova672/
Lowova671/
Lovová671/
Glilov671/
Lafová671/
Lapová671/
Lávová671/
Löwova671/

Lov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lov in the Marathi language
लोवlova-
Lov in the Hindi language
लवlava85
लोवlova15
Lov in the Russian language
Ловlov-

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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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