Lover Surname
Approximately 14,593 people bear this surname
Lover Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lover'; compare Paramor, Phillimore, &c.
William le Lovere, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
I believe it has been generally thought that 'lovyer' was a modern vulgarism; seemingly it is not so.
Read More About This SurnameLover Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 6,196 | 1:8,383 | 260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,425 | 1:12,724 | 1,777 |
| Egypt | 1,708 | 1:53,827 | 5,185 |
| Ghana | 1,385 | 1:19,510 | 2,432 |
| United States | 691 | 1:524,543 | 43,759 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| India | 256 | 1:2,996,349 | 89,863 |
| England | 140 | 1:397,986 | 27,485 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| United Arab Emirates | 52 | 1:176,198 | 12,766 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Syria | 15 | 1:1,286,735 | 7,466 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 125 | 1:195,003 | 15,655 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:557,985 | 38,227 |
The alternate forms: Löver (9), Lovér (1) & Lóvér (1) are calculated separately.
Lover (3,040) may also be a first name.
Lover Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lover'; compare Paramor, Phillimore, &c.
William le Lovere, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
I believe it has been generally thought that 'lovyer' was a modern vulgarism; seemingly it is not so.
John le Lovyere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Walter le Loveyere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1762. Married — William Lover and Margaret Hornsby: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 Lover, Sweetheart [Middle English lovere, &c.: from Middle English lovien, Old English lufian, to love] 2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Leófhere = Beloved Army [Old English leóf, beloved + here, army]
An ancient orthography of Louviers, the Norman town, is Lower.
From Louviers, anciently Lower, in Normandy.
From Louviers, Normandy. John de Loviers 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
From the French, Lovau; a personal name.
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Lover Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lover Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lover (Marathi: लोवेर) is carried by more people in Myanmar than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Löver, Lovér or Lóvér. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lover? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,156th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 499,386 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Lover reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. Lover is also the 131,026th most common forename internationally It is held by 3,040 people.
It is most commonly used in Myanmar, where it is held by 6,196 people, or 1 in 8,383. Other than Myanmar it occurs in 112 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent are found and Egypt, where 12 percent are found.
Lover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lover has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lover last name grew 768 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lover Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States Lover are 11.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.02% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lover earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $41,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $50,323 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lover Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lover in the Marathi language | ||
| लोवेर | lovera | - |
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