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LAV Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,999th

Most common surname in India

405

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angira, dadich, dadhich, kashyap, lav and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are amba, amba devi of mardal, amba bai of kolhapur, bhavani, bhavani devi of tuljapur, laxmi narasimha and venkateshwara.

Description:

People with this surname of Indian origin commonly speak Hindi, which is widespread across North India. The religion associated with LAV surname is hindu. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are hindi and marathi.
Because India has so many languages, other regional languages might also be connected to this surname, like Gujarati, Marathi, or Punjabi, depending on the familys specific geographic roots. English is also frequently used, particularly in professional and educational settings, because its an official language in India. Some families might also speak the languages of their adopted countries due to migration.

The surname Lav has several variations, including Laff, Laav, Law, Lowe, Lauw, Lavsky, Lavski, Laves, Lavin, Lavine, Lavelle, Lavrov, and Lavrenko.

State-wise distribution of people with LAV surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Maharashtra state distribution for LAV surname

Maharashtra

170

Bihar state distribution for LAV surname

Bihar

28

Delhi state distribution for LAV surname

Delhi

28

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for LAV surname

Madhya Pradesh

21

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for LAV surname

Uttar Pradesh

10

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for LAV surname

Andhra Pradesh

4

Jharkhand state distribution for LAV surname

Jharkhand

3

Tamil Nadu state distribution for LAV surname

Tamil Nadu

3

Gujarat state distribution for LAV surname

Gujarat

2

Category-wise distribution of people with LAV surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname LAV appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Food Distribution Records category for LAV surname

224 (83%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for LAV surname

33 (12%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for LAV surname

12 (4%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

LAV families worship AMBA and AMBA DEVI OF MARDAL and AMBA BAI OF KOLHAPUR and BHAVANI and BHAVANI DEVI OF TULJAPUR and LAXMI NARASIMHA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The LAV surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

LAV families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, DADICH, DADHICH, KASHYAP, LAV, RAGHU KULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the LAV surname with 170 records (63.2%).

The LAV surname is written in HINDI, MARATHI scripts.

LAV is ranked #12999 in India with approximately 405 people bearing this surname.

The LAV surname is found across 9 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (63.2%), Bihar (10.4%), Delhi (10.4%).

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