Löve Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Löve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 86 | 1:4,420 | 558 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Love (167,351), Lové (2) & Lovè (1) are calculated separately.
Löve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Löve Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Löve occurs more in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Love, Lové or Lovè. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Löve? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Löve live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequent in Iceland, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 4,420. In Iceland it is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 92 percent live and Northeastern Region, where 8 percent live. Beside Iceland Löve is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 11 percent live and Estonia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love | 92 | 167,351 | / |
| Lövei | 89 | 911 | / |
| Lövey | 89 | 113 | / |
| Löved | 89 | 23 | / |
| Löves | 89 | 11 | / |
| Löver | 89 | 9 | / |
| Lövet | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lové | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lovè | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lövesz | 80 | 14 | / |
| Löwe | 75 | 7,238 | / |
| Leve | 75 | 3,038 | / |
| Lave | 75 | 2,102 | / |
| Löbe | 75 | 592 | / |
| Lövy | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lövi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Léve | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lövehed | 73 | 9 | / |
| Llave | 67 | 9,516 | / |
| Lavie | 67 | 5,952 | / |
| Levey | 67 | 5,895 | / |
| Löber | 67 | 3,021 | / |
| Levie | 67 | 2,036 | / |
| Lovey | 67 | 1,938 | / |
| Löwer | 67 | 1,747 | / |
| Lavey | 67 | 1,607 | / |
| Lovie | 67 | 1,250 | / |
| Levee | 67 | 1,123 | / |
| Lavea | 67 | 987 | / |
| Loeve | 67 | 752 | / |
| Lleve | 67 | 506 | / |
| Lohve | 67 | 308 | / |
| Lovee | 67 | 204 | / |
| Laveh | 67 | 166 | / |
| Lavee | 67 | 153 | / |
| Levea | 67 | 102 | / |
| Lovei | 67 | 76 | / |
| Leeve | 67 | 69 | / |
| Loveu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Levei | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lovea | 67 | 43 | / |
| Lavei | 67 | 39 | / |
| Loveh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Liave | 67 | 21 | / |
| Laveu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Löwes | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leveh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Laeve | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lövői | 67 | 8 | / |
| Laave | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hlove | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlave | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lov'e | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lyave | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leuve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lahve | 67 | 3 | / |
| Llove | 67 | 3 | / |
| Löwed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hleve | 67 | 2 | / |
| L'Ave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Löwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Löwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Löveiová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leveu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Löve
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