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 may also appear as: Löv. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lov? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lov is the 143,805th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,356,904 people. The last name Lov occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Lov live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 42 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Lov is also the 186,271st most frequent first name in the world, borne by 1,702 people.
Lov is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,232 people, or 1 in 25,045. Excluding 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lov surname rose 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Lov last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% being 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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- 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 Lov
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