Lovin Surname

88,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Lovin Surname User-submission:

The English surname Loving has two possible origins. It may be local, belonging to that category of surnames derived from the name of the place where an original bearer dwelt or where he once held land. In this instance, the place referred to is Lovaine, an ancient and well-known city in the Netherlands, and early instances of this derivation date back to 1273, when a Godfrey de (of) Luvayn is listed as a resident of Bedfordshire in the Court Rolls of Henry II.

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Lovin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,5061:8,0121,054
United States2,2451:161,45216,440
Russia1441:1,000,85577,167
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Haiti711:150,4786,401
Canada491:751,95159,756
India411:18,708,912282,725
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Croatia181:234,92226,068
England161:3,482,379114,324
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Finland61:916,11741,832
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:175,59015,728

The alternate forms: Lövin (34) are calculated separately.

Lovin (2,102) may also be a first name.

Lovin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The English surname Loving has two possible origins. It may be local, belonging to that category of surnames derived from the name of the place where an original bearer dwelt or where he once held land. In this instance, the place referred to is Lovaine, an ancient and well-known city in the Netherlands, and early instances of this derivation date back to 1273, when a Godfrey de (of) Luvayn is listed as a resident of Bedfordshire in the Court Rolls of Henry II. The Hundred Rolls of the same year include a Mathew de Lovayn in County Suffolk. Alternatively, the surname may be baptismal in origin, deriving from the Old English personal name Leofing, recorded frequently in the 1066 Domesday Book, and appearing thereafter as Leouing, Luuing, Levingus and Levinge.

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Lovin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lovin (Georgian: ლოვინი, Hindi: लोविन, Marathi: लोवीन, Russian: Ловин) is most common in Romania. It can also appear in the variant forms: Lövin. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lovin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 88,467th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,342,089 people. The last name Lovin occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Lovin live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 46 percent live in Romanian Europe. Lovin is also the 164,090th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 2,102 people.

It is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 2,506 people, or 1 in 8,012. In Romania it is most common in: Bacău County, where 22 percent are found, Galați County, where 18 percent are found and Vrancea County, where 13 percent are found. Other than Romania this surname is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Lovin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lovin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lovin last name expanded 785 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lovin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lovin last name are 26.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.72% registered with the party.

The amount Lovin earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 46.6% less than the national average, earning 184,792 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.88% less than the national average, earning $39,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.02% more than the national average, earning $51,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lövin9334/
Loving9111,203/
Lyovin916,434/
Lovina911,315/
Louvin91220/
Lotvin91110/
Lovine91100/
Lovein9180/
Lovain9147/
Lohvin9121/
Liovin9110/
Loevin919/
Lovinn918/
Lovind912/
Lovgin911/
Lovinh911/
Loovin911/
Lovien911/
Loivin910/
Lyovina835,725/
Louvion83443/
Louvain83333/
Lovigne8335/
Loveing8314/
Lovaine8314/
Liovina8313/
Lovesin836/
Lovetin836/
Louvina835/
Louvine834/
Lovisin834/
Loveine833/
Lovainc831/
Lovinzs831/
Loiving831/
Lovoing830/
Lovuing830/
Louving830/
Levin8072,748/
Lavin8028,790/
Loven802,032/
Lovén801,112/
Lovyn80204/
Lovèn802/
Lovim801/
Louvigne77168/
Lovinova7715/
Louvaine775/
Loveigne770/
Lavine735,066/
Lobuin733,528/
Lohvyn733,461/
Lavina732,290/
Levien731,615/
Levain73753/
Louven73629/
Loeven73603/
Hlavin73413/
Lowien73369/
Lovyna73325/
Laving73310/
Lotvyn73236/
Löving73138/
Levinh73137/
Lobine73133/
Levein7394/
Lauvin7392/
Lyavin7384/
Levihn7360/
Lavien7357/
Loveng7354/
Lobijn7349/
Levoin7342/
Lavion7337/
Latvin7337/
Lohven7334/
Levinn7331/
Lobain7331/
Lovean7327/
Lotven7321/
Lavinn7316/
Levijn7315/
Lovent7315/
Lavind7314/
Leevin7314/
Lovaim7313/
Hlovyn7313/
Láving7312/
Lavint7310/
Lowein739/
Lovend739/
Lavain739/
Loveen739/
Lyoven738/
Lovene737/
Lavoin734/
Lasvin734/
Lovhyn734/
Lavein733/
Lavinh733/
Llevin733/
Leuvin733/
Llavin732/
Liavin732/
Le'vin732/
Looven732/
Lobein731/
Lovenn731/
Lowain731/
Lgavin731/
Lhoven731/
Laevin731/
Lowine731/
Loiven731/
Lloven731/
Lovène731/
Lowhin731/
Lawoin731/
Levinė731/
Lowgin731/
Lovyne731/
Laboin730/
Lavhin730/
Lyovinova711/
Lohvinová711/
Lovetting711/
Lohvinova711/
Lavigne6737,103/
Lavoine672,038/
Lohvyna67564/
Llavina67298/
Lavaine67250/
Hlavina67198/
Laveine67168/
Lyavina6785/
Louvent6726/
Louvaim6724/
Laveing6717/
Lowisin6716/
Hlovyna6711/
Levienė674/
Lavitin673/
Lauvain673/
Loveten673/
Lovheim673/
Lobaine672/
Lavinne672/
Loweing672/
Lobisen671/
Lobytin671/
Loveand671/
Levienn671/
Lavhina671/
Lavitne671/
Lobuuin671/
Loubain671/
Lowhing671/
Lavienė671/
Leuvoin671/
Ðlevain671/
D'Levin671/
Hlavink671/
Lauvine671/
Loveene671/
Lobisne671/
Lovahyn671/
Lompuin671/
Lavinck670/
Lavisen670/
Lovysen670/
Lovenne670/
Liobine670/

Lovin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lovin in the Georgian language
ლოვინიlovini-
Lovin in the Hindi language
लोविनlovina75
लोवीनlovina25
Lovin in the Marathi language
लोवीनlovina42.86
लोिवनloivana35.71
लोवीणlovina7.14
लवीनाlavina7.14
लोिवणloivana7.14
Lovin in the Russian language
Ловинlovin-

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