Löve Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Löve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Löve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland861:4,420558
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

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 in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Love, Lové or Lovè. For other possible spellings of Löve click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Löve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,701,480th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Löve is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Löve are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Löve is most commonly used in Iceland, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 4,420. In Iceland Löve is primarily found in: Capital Region, where 92 percent are found and Northeastern Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Iceland Löve is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 11 percent are found and Estonia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Love92167,351/
Lövei89911/
Lövey89113/
Löved8923/
Löves8911/
Löver899/
Lövet892/
Lové832/
Lovè831/
Lövesz8014/
Löwe757,238/
Leve753,038/
Lave752,102/
Löbe75592/
Lövy7514/
Lövi752/
Léve752/
Lövehed739/
Llave679,516/
Lavie675,952/
Levey675,895/
Löber673,021/
Levie672,036/
Lovey671,938/
Löwer671,747/
Lavey671,607/
Lovie671,250/
Levee671,123/
Lavea67987/
Loeve67752/
Lleve67506/
Lohve67308/
Lovee67204/
Laveh67166/
Lavee67153/
Levea67102/
Lovei6776/
Leeve6769/
Loveu6750/
Levei6749/
Lovea6743/
Lavei6739/
Loveh6727/
Liave6721/
Laveu6715/
Löwes6710/
Leveh6710/
Laeve6710/
Lövői678/
Laave676/
Hlove675/
Hlave675/
Lov'e674/
Lyave674/
Leuve674/
Lahve673/
Llove673/
Löwed672/
Hleve672/
L'Ave671/
Löwey671/
Löwet671/
Löveiová671/
Leveu671/

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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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  • 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 Löve
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