Lav is used as a family name or surname in Cambodia. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lav
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Cambodia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Lav

How popular is Lav?

Lav is common in Cambodia.

Lav is ranked 123712 on our list.

There are about 218 people in US who wears Lav as surname and ranked 85659 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 1 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 54.59
White 35.78
Hispanic or Latino 5.5
Others 2.75
Lav is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Cambodia which may be its originating country too. Around 3223 people have been found who wears Lav as their family name. Lav is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
607,991 Indonesia5
46,707 New Zealand5
14,621 Croatia2
31,767 Greece2
91,784 Netherlands2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
40,256 Mexico2
131,225 Spain2
15,999 Slovakia2
107,212 South Africa1
34,581 Chile1
7,110 Bosnia1
50,549 Georgia1
90,903 Moldova1
30,360 Thailand1
91,024 Belgium1
123,175 Tanzania1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
18,969 Wales1
17,575 Kuwait1
16,073 Latvia1
12,270 Lebanon1
6,967 Macedonia1
31,207 Ireland1
16,640 Hong Kong1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
24,771 Colombia1
25,721 Egypt1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
26,164 Sweden36
15,412 Denmark34
94,027 England32
36,547 Switzerland27
98,676 Canada27
92,417 Australia17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
12,775 Israel82
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Lav:
63,914 India425
30,822 Philippines387
11,099 Romania188
44,259 Italy179
142,944 United States144
31,070 Turkey140
77,708 France122
Countries with thousands of Lav:
1,243 Cambodia1,173
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Salvatore Lav worked as peasant and hailed from Rose.Ciergo, Italy. 39 years old embarked for New York from Naples on Massilia and arrived on April 4, 1892.

Lav Namesakes

  • Avril Lavigne, Singer-songwriter
  • Abdulaziz Laval, Soccer player
  • Bettye LaVette, Singer-songwriter
  • Pierre Laval, French Politician
  • Pierre Laval, French Politician
  • Achilles Lavidis, Graphic designer
  • Adam LaVorgna, Actor
  • Lauren Laverne, DJ
  • Adi Lavy, Photographer
  • Adria Jean LaViolette, Author
  • Darren Lav played vital character of Jake - Paranormal Investigator in 0 horror flick Psych Ruins.

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