Lovan Surname

153,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Lovan Surname Definition:

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Leuuin. Lieuvin; a loc., n., French Louvain, local name, Belgium.

Lovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6151:224,43321,718
Vietnam9361:98,981717
Israel1701:50,3396,610
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
France321:2,075,710171,237
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
India141:54,790,384527,769
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

The alternate forms: Lövan (1) are calculated separately.

Lovan (241) may also be a first name.

Lovan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Leuuin. Lieuvin; a loc., n., French Louvain, local name, Belgium.

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Leuuin. Lieuvin; a loc., n., French Louvain, local name, Belgium.

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Lovan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lovan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lovan (Hindi: लोवान, Marathi: लोवन, Russian: Лован) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Lövan. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lovan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lovan is the 153,161st most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,538,330 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Lovan reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 575,894th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 241 people.

The last name Lovan is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,615 people, or 1 in 224,433. In The United States it is primarily found in: Iowa, where 27 percent are found, Missouri, where 14 percent are found and Kentucky, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 33 percent are found and Israel, where 6 percent are found.

Lovan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lovan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lovan last name increased 2,341 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lovan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lovan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lovan surname are 29.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lovan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.42% less than the national average, earning $42,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.74% more than the national average, earning $54,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lövan931/
Lovanh9174/
Louvan9154/
Lovain9147/
Lovang9140/
Lovean9127/
Hlovan9112/
Lovane919/
Loivan912/
Lovann911/
Lohvan911/
Liovan911/
Lovand911/
Lovant911/
Louvain83333/
Lovatin83176/
Lovašen8365/
Lovaine8314/
Lotvand8310/
Lovhank8310/
Lovasen832/
Lovhane832/
Liovane832/
Lovasne832/
Louvane831/
Lovainc831/
Loveand831/
Lhouvan831/
Lovasin831/
Lovahyn831/
Levan8016,673/
Loban806,438/
Lavan803,668/
Lovon801,385/
Lowan80414/
Lovón807/
Lovam801/
Lovòn801/
Lovaasen77100/
Lovanova7770/
Loivanne7710/
Louvaine775/
Lo'vanne771/
Lovattin771/
Lyotvand771/
Lavand737,034/
Lobang731,748/
Levain73753/
Llavan73753/
Lavane73646/
Lobane73533/
Lavant73331/
Lowane73213/
Louban73143/
Llevan73101/
Lavang7385/
Lovein7380/
Lobhan7379/
Levahn7376/
Leevan7375/
Levean7357/
Hlavan7355/
Lavean7349/
Lovong7340/
Lavann7336/
Levann7332/
Lobain7331/
Loewan7329/
Lobean7321/
Lobatn7320/
Lauvan7319/
Levaan7316/
Lavaun7313/
Lovaim7313/
Lowhan7312/
Lavanh7312/
Levayn7310/
Lonpan7310/
Lowaan7310/
Louvon739/
Lavain739/
Lompan739/
Liouan739/
Lhevan738/
Lövang738/
Lavahn737/
Loband737/
Louwan737/
Lavayn735/
Lojuan735/
Leuvan734/
Loywan734/
Liavan734/
Lowwan733/
Levanh733/
Lohwan732/
Lojwan732/
Lotban732/
Lowuan732/
Lowann732/
Lobaan732/
Loiwan732/
Luowan732/
Lobaun731/
Lowain731/
Lowanc731/
Lowanh731/
Lowean731/
Loyuan731/
Laavan731/
Levaun731/
Lobant731/
Looban731/
Luoban731/
L'Evan731/
Lavanq731/
Lavaan730/
Lovone730/
Loowan730/
Loubane671,138/
Lavagne67374/
Lavaine67250/
Loisuan67210/
Lavhane67121/
Lobagne6796/
Lhouvam6795/
Lauvand6770/
Lavanne6760/
Lomphan6747/
Louvaim6724/
Liouane6721/
Lauvang6721/
Laveant6715/
Lobatin6715/
Hlavane6715/
Loveing6714/
Lobaang6714/
Levahyn6710/
Louhwan676/
Lavaten675/
Hlobane674/
Lothuan674/
Lyavanc674/
Loveine673/
Lauvain673/
Loubann673/
Lhavane673/
Lowayne672/
Lohband672/
Lobaine672/
Louwane672/
Lowhang672/
Loonpan672/
Lochban671/
Luovone671/
Lonnpan671/
Lonppan671/
Lohuang671/
Lowangg671/
Lavaane671/
Lavandh671/
Lavannd671/
Lavannt671/
Lavayne671/
Lavhand671/
Lachvan671/
Lobatën671/
Lobatön671/
Lojwaan671/
Lohwand671/
Lliavan671/
Lompaun671/
Loubain671/
Loubhan671/
Lyouanc671/
Hlavand671/
Ðlevain671/
Hlowane671/
Luobang671/
Lobahan671/
Luojuan671/
Loshwan671/
Lowwang671/
Loysuan671/
Lonphan671/
Lovoing670/
Lohwann670/

Lovan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lovan in the Marathi language
लोवनlovana-
Lovan in the Hindi language
लोवानlovana70.59
लोवनlovana29.41
Lovan in the Russian language
Лованlovan-

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