Løve Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Løve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Løve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2041:27,6702,854
Norway351:146,92218,432
Greenland181:3,132341
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Lve (22) are calculated separately.

Løve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Løve is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lve. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Løve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 990,978th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Løve reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Løve is most widely held in Denmark, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 27,670. In Denmark Løve is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 44 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 29 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 13 percent reside. Other than Denmark this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 14 percent reside and Greenland, where 7 percent reside.

Løve Last Name Statistics demography

Løve earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning 377,932 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lve9522/
Løver89336/
Løvet892/
Løved891/
Løveid8040/
Løwe75367/
Lves7570/
Lvei7518/
Lvie759/
Lvez758/
Lvey755/
Lőve752/
Lver752/
Lvet752/
Lveh751/
Lvee751/
Lved751/
Llve751/
Lvhe751/
Løber67144/
Lővei67107/
Løwer6770/
Løvøy6767/
Glive6723/
Lővey6722/
Løvaa679/
Låver676/
Løvøi675/
Llves672/
Lviej672/
Løbøe672/
Løvêr671/
Løbet671/
Lveer671/
Llver671/
Lvett671/
Lvets671/
Lveas670/

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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 Løve
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