Lovato Surname

19,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Lovato Surname Definition:

Derives from the latin "lupus" - wolf. Son of the young wolf. See Lobato, Lobo, López.

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Lovato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5651:37,8944,683
Italy7,9901:7,6541,067
Brazil3,0241:70,7922,633
El Salvador1,9201:3,304419
Ecuador1,9201:8,2841,327
Argentina1,6941:25,2322,121
France9211:72,12010,087
Mexico3201:387,8947,814
Peru2191:145,1337,837
Papua New Guinea1411:57,8287,385
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Canada741:497,91342,460
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Spain581:806,07033,159
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Panama101:391,2268,067
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Guam81:20,0153,029
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
India61:127,844,230863,365
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

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

Lovato (271) may also be a first name.

Lovato Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Derives from the latin "lupus" - wolf. Son of the young wolf. See Lobato, Lobo, López.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The origin came from the Roman Empire, starting as LVPVZ (Lupus) and during the centuries the name was changing to Lupatus - Lupati - Lovati, until it became the modern form, Lovato. It is of Venetian origin and from there was spread to other countries, especially USA, Argentina and Brazil.

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Lovato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lovato is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Lovàto. Click here for further potential spellings of Lovato.

How Common Is The Last Name Lovato? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 19,389th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 257,392 people. The last name Lovato is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Lovato live; 35 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 540,009th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 271 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 9,565 people, or 1 in 37,894. In The United States it is primarily found in: New Mexico, where 33 percent live, Colorado, where 20 percent live and California, where 15 percent live. Barring The United States Lovato occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Lovato Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lovato has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lovato last name rose 3,872 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lovato Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lovato surname are 38.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Lovato earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 8.68% less than the national average, earning €27,422 per year; in Peru they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,576 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.32% less than the national average, earning $19,224,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $40,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $54,867 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lovàto941/
Lovatto922,908/
Lovatos92151/
Louvato9226/
Lovasto924/
Llovato921/
Loveato921/
Loovato921/
Louvatto8626/
Lavato83247/
Lowato83243/
Lovata8366/
Lovoto8310/
Lobatto77378/
Lobaito77107/
Lavasto7717/
Lavatto775/
Lavatos773/
Liobato772/
Lotvata771/
Lavhato771/
Llobato771/
Loobato771/
Lobatou771/
Lovasta771/
Lavatoi771/
Lowatto770/
Latvasto718/
Lav'auto711/
Loubatou711/
Lowoto671,009/
Laboto67211/
Lobata67183/
Loboto67161/
Lavata6776/
Lowata6761/
Lawato6728/
Lovota679/
Lavoto675/
Lawoto671/
Lobató671/

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