Loven Surname

204,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Loven Surname User-submission:

The surname Loven, when of Norwegian heritage, is from a farm in Aurland, Sog og Fjordane, Norway that went by the name Loven and is now called Låvi.

Loven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3791:262,84224,795
Netherlands1201:140,72621,487
Finland1041:52,8536,329
Norway971:53,0137,617
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
England301:1,857,26974,552
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Israel131:658,28045,106
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

The alternate forms: Lovén (1,112), Löven (39), Lovèn (2), Lóven (1) & Lövén (36) are calculated separately.

Loven (909) may also be a first name.

Loven Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Loven, when of Norwegian heritage, is from a farm in Aurland, Sog og Fjordane, Norway that went by the name Loven and is now called Låvi.

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Loven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loven (Marathi: लोवेन, Russian: Ловен, Tibetan: ལོ་བིན་) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lovén, Löven, Lovèn, Lóven or Lövén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Loven is the 204,459th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,586,391 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Loven live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 269,059th most common first name worldwide, borne by 909 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,379 people, or 1 in 262,842. In The United States Loven is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 22 percent live, Minnesota, where 15 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 6 percent live and Finland, where 5 percent live.

Loven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Loven surname increased 919 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Loven last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Loven are 4.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Loven earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning 356,338 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.45% less than the national average, earning $42,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $50,265 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lovén931,112/
Löven9339/
Lovèn932/
Lóven931/
Louven91629/
Loeven91603/
Lovein9180/
Loveng9154/
Lohven9134/
Lovean9127/
Lotven9121/
Lovent9115/
Lovend919/
Loveen919/
Lyoven918/
Lovene917/
Looven912/
Lovenn911/
Lhoven911/
Loiven911/
Lloven911/
Lovien911/
Lövén8736/
Louvent8326/
Loveing8314/
Lovesin836/
Lovetin836/
Loveine833/
Loveten833/
Loveand831/
Loveene831/
Lovysen830/
Lovenne830/
Leven805,780/
Lovin805,430/
Lowen803,809/
Laven802,332/
Lovyn80204/
Lovem8020/
Léven801/
Lovenova773/
Loveigne770/
Loveysen770/
Loving7311,203/
Lyovin736,434/
Lohvyn733,461/
Levien731,615/
Lovina731,315/
Llaven731,138/
Leuven73473/
Laeven73385/
Lowien73369/
Lavene73357/
Lovyna73325/
Lavent73265/
Louvem73263/
Lotvyn73236/
Louvin73220/
Leveen73213/
Lobene73154/
Lauven73140/
Lotvin73110/
Lovine73100/
Levein7394/
Loween7372/
Laveen7365/
Levean7357/
Lavien7357/
Lavean7349/
Lovain7347/
Lavenn7341/
Luowen7332/
Leeven7328/
Lohvin7321/
Lobean7321/
Latven7318/
Hlovyn7313/
Liovin7310/
Lowein739/
Loevin739/
Lovinn738/
Lavend737/
Lovhyn734/
Lavein733/
Lavgen733/
Lovind732/
Lovgin731/
Lovinh731/
Lobein731/
Loovin731/
Lowean731/
Lasven731/
Leveyn731/
Lovhem731/
Lovène731/
Lõvend731/
Laaven731/
Levenn731/
Levhen731/
Laveng731/
Lovyne731/
Luovem731/
Lowene730/
Lowenn730/
Loivin730/
Lavejn730/
Hleven730/
Lohvenova713/
Lovetting711/
Lyovina675,725/
Lohvyna67564/
Lavenne67497/
Louvion67443/
Louvain67333/
Laveyne67238/
Laveine67168/
Lavesen6784/
Lavendt6753/
Lhouvem6744/
Lovigne6735/
Lauveng6723/
Lavegne6723/
Lavesne6719/
Laveing6717/
Lobesen6717/
Laveant6715/
Lovaine6714/
Liovina6713/
Hlovyna6711/
Luoweng679/
Louvina675/
Louvine674/
Levienė674/
Loswene674/
Lovisin674/
Liouene674/
Lovheim673/
Leeveen672/
Loweing672/
Lobisen671/
Lovainc671/
Lovinzs671/
Levienn671/
Loiving671/
Losuene671/
Lavienė671/
Lovahyn671/
Laoueng671/
Lavisen670/
Lowesen670/
Lovoing670/
Laveent670/
Lovuing670/
Louving670/

Loven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loven in the Tibetan language
ལོ་བིན་lobin-
Loven in the Marathi language
लोवेनlovena66.67
लॉवेनlovena33.33
Loven in the Russian language
Ловенloven-

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