Lvov Surname

37,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Lvov Surname User-submission:

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Lev ('lion').

Lvov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia11,9941:12,0161,666
Ukraine9861:46,1696,698
Belarus2451:38,7806,676
Kazakhstan2401:73,6778,803
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Transnistria221:21,5773,838
Kyrgyzstan171:351,33329,728
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Israel141:611,26042,949
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
France111:6,038,429280,838
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Finland81:687,08836,047
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Latvia71:292,86424,791
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Lvov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Lev ('lion').

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Lvov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lvov (Georgian: ლვოვი, Russian: Львов) is most common in Russia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lvov.

How Common Is The Last Name Lvov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,921st most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 524,850 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Lvov live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Lvov is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 11,994 people, or 1 in 12,016. In Russia Lvov is most frequent in: Moscow, where 10 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Russia Lvov exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 7 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Lvov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lvov last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (81%) in Belarus, Orthodox (50%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lvov last name are 6.71% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lvov earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $45,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lvova8916,680/
Lvovs89144/
L'Vov895/
L'Vova803/
Lbov75770/
Luov7519/
Lbova67760/
Lvoff6757/
Luhov6739/
Hlbov677/
Luhovova672/
Lyuov671/
Ļvova671/
Ļvovs671/
Lvopp671/
Lvowh671/

Lvov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lvov in the Georgian language
ლვოვიlvovi-
Lvov in the Russian language
Львовlvov-

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