Lovat Surname

306,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Lovat Surname Definition:

Lord Lovat is known in Gaelic as MacShimidh mor no Mormhoich (Watson I, p. 501).

Lovat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5721:106,91717,967
England2021:275,83221,591
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
United States921:3,939,771214,590
France681:976,805110,007
Canada561:657,95753,499
Australia371:729,61448,196
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Israel121:713,13647,700
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales41:392,10412,338

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A hamlet in Inverness-shire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from the village of Lovat in Invernesshire.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lovatt915,989/
Louvat91576/
Lovate91165/
Liovat9116/
Llovat9110/
Lovats919/
Lovath910/
Lovait910/
Lova8912,234/
Lovatte8378/
Lovhate8316/
Loveatz837/
Lovaste831/
Loveate831/
Lovatch830/
Lovas808,310/
Lavat802,219/
Hlova801,686/
Lyova80587/
Lobat80458/
Lovha80405/
Lovaš80290/
Levat80221/
Lovai80209/
Lovay80180/
Lohva80121/
Loova80114/
Liova8075/
Loiva8070/
Lgova8059/
Loyva8043/
Lovea8043/
Lovga8041/
Luova8035/
Lowat8026/
Lhova8026/
Lovač8025/
Lovoa8024/
Lovah806/
Lovaz805/
Louva805/
Lovad804/
Llova803/
Lovaj802/
Lovaa800/
Lothvath771/
Louvatte771/
Louvault771/
Lavate7316,899/
Loubat731,483/
Lovaas73605/
Lavaut73367/
Llevat73201/
Llobat73167/
Loswat73154/
Lovass73144/
Lavhat73110/
Loywat7379/
Liovas7367/
Levatt7355/
Louvau7350/
Louvot7338/
Lobate7337/
Llavat7334/
Hlavat7329/
Lompat7328/
Lovash7325/
Loveit7323/
Loibat7316/
Loovay7315/
Lovazs7312/
Lobatš7312/
Loveau7310/
Loivaa739/
Loivas739/
Leuvat739/
Lovais738/
Lovašš738/
Lowait737/
Lavast737/
Lowatz737/
Lovach736/
Lovaus736/
Lavath735/
Lowate735/
Luovah735/
Lobatz734/
Lavatt734/
Loveas733/
Lauvat733/
Lobatt732/
Liouat732/
Louvas732/
Lobhat731/
Loovas731/
Louvad731/
Lovhot731/
Levath731/
Gliova731/
Lobath731/
Louvai731/
Lobatp731/
Lojuat731/
Liobat731/
Lousva731/
Louwat731/
Lowath731/
Lasvat731/
Louvay731/
Lovhai731/
Lonpat731/
Lavait730/
Levait730/
Hlovatova711/
Loba6713,626/
Lava6710,873/
Lovo6710,035/
Lowa673,858/
Lavhate672,998/
Louveau672,654/
Lavault67965/
Loveitt67197/
Lomphat67165/
Hlovach67132/
Lavathe67110/
Lavaute67100/
Lyavate6752/
Lavaste6751/
Lobatch6728/
Loheeva6718/
Hlavats6716/
Lavatte6715/
Loubath679/
Laveatz679/
Lavatch678/
Lovhach678/
Hliouat675/
Louvais675/
Leveatt674/
Lobhate674/
Lobauth674/
Loubate673/
Hlavate672/
Lavahte672/
Lavhaat672/
Lahvate672/
Loibhat671/
Loivoth671/
Losvach671/
Lovasch671/
Loveaux671/
Loveite671/
Hlavatt671/
Lohwatz671/
Lllovai671/
Loumpat671/
Lowathe671/
Lóva671/
Laveaut671/
L'Govea671/
Leveaut671/
Lompatt671/
Lowaist671/
Lhavate671/
Lochvay670/
Hlavatz670/
Levaitt670/

Lovat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lovat in the Russian language
Ловатьlovat-

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Lovat Reference & Research

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