Lovin Surname
Approximately 5,430 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2,506 | 1:8,012 | 1,054 |
| United States | 2,245 | 1:161,452 | 16,440 |
| Russia | 144 | 1:1,000,855 | 77,167 |
| Indonesia | 85 | 1:1,555,873 | 103,724 |
| Haiti | 71 | 1:150,478 | 6,401 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Moldova | 13 | 1:273,951 | 23,172 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 286 | 1:175,590 | 15,728 |
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 Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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
Lovin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lovin in the Georgian language | ||
| ლოვინი | lovini | - |
| Lovin in the Hindi language | ||
| लोविन | lovina | 75 |
| लोवीन | lovina | 25 |
| Lovin in the Marathi language | ||
| लोवीन | lovina | 42.86 |
| लोिवन | loivana | 35.71 |
| लोवीण | lovina | 7.14 |
| लवीना | lavina | 7.14 |
| लोिवण | loivana | 7.14 |
| Lovin in the Russian language | ||
| Ловин | lovin | - |
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