Lovai Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Lovai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 138 | 1:59,085 | 7,566 |
| Hungary | 56 | 1:175,291 | 15,311 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Lovai (39) may also be a first name.
Lovai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lovai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lovai (Hindi: लोवाई, Marathi: लोवाई) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lovai.
How Common Is The Last Name Lovai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lovai is the 1,148,257th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Lovai reside; 66 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 66 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent forename internationally, held by 39 people.
The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 59,085. In Papua New Guinea Lovai is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 36 percent live, Milne Bay, where 31 percent live and National Capital District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lovai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lovai in the Marathi language | ||
| लोवाई | lova'i | 80 |
| लोेवाई | loeva'i | 20 |
| Lovai in the Hindi language | ||
| लोवाई | lova'i | 50 |
| लोवई | lova'i | 50 |
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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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- 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 Lovai
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