Lovat Surname
Approximately 1,235 people bear this surname
Lovat Surname Definition:
Lord Lovat is known in Gaelic as MacShimidh mor no Mormhoich (Watson I, p. 501).
Lovat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 572 | 1:106,917 | 17,967 |
| England | 202 | 1:275,832 | 21,591 |
| Brazil | 138 | 1:1,551,263 | 51,554 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
Lovat (55) may also be a first name.
Lovat Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lord Lovat is known in Gaelic as MacShimidh mor no Mormhoich (Watson I, p. 501).
A hamlet in Inverness-shire.
Local: from the village of Lovat in Invernesshire.
Lovat Demographics
Lovat Political Affiliation
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Lovat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lovat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lovat (Russian: Ловать) has its highest incidence in Italy. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lovat? popularity and diffusion
It is the 306,186th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,900,847 people. The last name Lovat is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Lovat are found; 47 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent are found in Italic Europe. Lovat is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 55 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Italy, where it is held by 572 people, or 1 in 106,917. In Italy Lovat is most numerous in: Veneto, where 95 percent are found, Lombardy, where 2 percent are found and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Italy it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.
Lovat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lovat has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lovat last name increased 421 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lovat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lovat last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lovat surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.
The amount Lovat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $56,986 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lovat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lovat in the Russian language | ||
| Ловать | lovat | - |
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Lovat Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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