Lovely Surname

20,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Lovely Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lovely.'

William Louelyk, Close Rolls, 35 Edward I.

1772. Married — John Tamberlin and Ann Lovely: St. George, Hanover Square.

Lovely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh14,3291:11,121909
United States5,2271:69,3448,056
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Egypt9151:100,4768,511
India7761:988,48641,873
Canada4201:87,7289,696
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Indonesia3641:363,32231,291
England3601:154,77214,673
Nigeria2771:639,50530,121
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
United Arab Emirates971:94,4568,360
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Thailand841:840,933134,389
Australia741:364,80730,412
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
China141:97,665,8265,141
France131:5,109,440259,941
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Vietnam121:7,720,5042,596
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland621:71,4495,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7811:64,3007,002

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

Lovely (188,821) may also be a first name.

Lovely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lovely.'

William Louelyk, Close Rolls, 35 Edward I.

1772. Married — John Tamberlin and Ann Lovely: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at, or near, Lufa’s clearing or wood.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Possibly from amiability of character; but more likely the name of some place terminating in ley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lovely Last Name Facts

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

Lovely (Arabic: فلى, Bengali: লাভলী, Hindi: लवली, Marathi: लोवेली, Oriya: ଲଭଲି) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can appear as: Lovély. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lovely? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lovely is the 20,926th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 279,516 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Lovely are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,553rd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 188,821 people.

The last name is most common in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 14,329 people, or 1 in 11,121. Without taking into account Bangladesh it is found in 98 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Ghana, where 7 percent reside.

Lovely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lovely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lovely last name expanded 669 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 247 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 47 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lovely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lovely last name is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lovely last name are 2.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Lovely earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.74% less than the national average, earning R 57,660 per year; in United States they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $40,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning $47,263 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lovély941/
Loveley9280/
Lovelly9245/
Loveloy921/
Lovelay921/
Lovelyss861/
Lovesley861/
Lavely831,182/
Loveli8348/
Lovela8325/
Lowely8316/
Lovele837/
Lovily832/
Lovelle77482/
Lovelli77172/
Lovelis77102/
Lowelya7748/
Lovella7741/
Lovelee7733/
Loveles7726/
Lovelie7713/
Lavelly7711/
Laveley777/
Lovelet777/
Lovelia774/
Lovelid772/
Lovelio771/
Lovelai771/
Loveloi771/
Lovelit771/
Loveila771/
Lobeley771/
Lavelay771/
Hlovele771/
Lovelep770/
Loveale770/
Lovelip770/
Loveless7114,368/
Lovelett71257/
Louvelle71156/
Lovelist71112/
Louvelli7134/
Lavelley717/
Lovelles715/
Loveliss713/
Lahouely712/
Lovelees712/
Lovellid711/
Lovellie711/
Lowesley711/
Lavesley711/
Lovelish710/
Lowelley710/
Lovelais710/
Loveelle710/
Lovelest710/
Lavela67913/
Lowela67227/
Laveli67206/
Lobeli67134/
Lobele67132/
Loviselli67109/
Lowele6782/
Lovila6725/
Lavele6720/
Lawely6717/
Lavily675/
Loweli675/
Lovesless673/
Lovellett672/
Lovelless671/
Loiveless671/
Loisvelle671/
Lleuvelly671/
Lovile671/
Lovili671/
Latvelytė671/
Louvelett670/

Lovely Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lovely in the Oriya language
ଲଭଲିlabhali-
Lovely in the Marathi language
लोवेलीloveli-
Lovely in the Hindi language
लवलीlavali95.19
लबलीlabali4.81
Lovely in the Bengali language
লাভলীlabhali85.71
লাভলিlabhali14.29
Lovely in the Arabic language
فلىfly-

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