Lovu Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Lovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 131 | 1:404,134 | 28,508 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lovu (37) may also be a first name.
Lovu Demographics
Average Lovu Salary in
South Africa
R 23,436
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lovu (Russian: Лову) is most common in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lovu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lovu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lovu is the 985,740th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. Lovu is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Lovu live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 37 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania it is most common in: Pwani Region, where 96 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.
Lovu Last Name Statistics demography
Lovu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.14% less than the national average, earning R 23,436 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovou | 89 | 59 | / |
| Loveu | 89 | 50 | / |
| Lovus | 89 | 50 | / |
| Lovui | 89 | 12 | / |
| Lovut | 89 | 8 | / |
| Hlovu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Louvu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Louvau | 80 | 50 | / |
| Loovuu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Lovaus | 80 | 6 | / |
| Loveus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Loveuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lhouvu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lavu | 75 | 3,439 | / |
| Levu | 75 | 711 | / |
| Lobu | 75 | 599 | / |
| Lowu | 75 | 289 | / |
| Lovhult | 73 | 2 | / |
| Labou | 67 | 2,099 | / |
| Lavau | 67 | 864 | / |
| Lobus | 67 | 541 | / |
| Lobut | 67 | 310 | / |
| Luowu | 67 | 236 | / |
| Lobou | 67 | 171 | / |
| Levau | 67 | 164 | / |
| Lobeu | 67 | 134 | / |
| Lompu | 67 | 86 | / |
| Lawou | 67 | 84 | / |
| Lobud | 67 | 80 | / |
| Lobuu | 67 | 80 | / |
| Laavu | 67 | 67 | / |
| Lyavu | 67 | 62 | / |
| Lowou | 67 | 54 | / |
| Lobui | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lobhu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lavhu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lavut | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lavou | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lavus | 67 | 31 | / |
| Lavui | 67 | 31 | / |
| Lobau | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lavuš | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hlavu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Luobu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Laveu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lavud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lonpu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loibu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Levui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lobuz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lovoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Levuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lowuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lobuś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Levuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louvault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le'vu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llavu | 67 | 1 | / |
Lovu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lovu in the Russian language | ||
| Лову | lovu | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lovu
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