Surname Lava (Lava 
, Laba 
, Lawa ) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Lava is habitual in Botswana, where it is quite a rare surname, Philippines, and Fiji. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Indonesia, and Philippines. Also, Lava is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Lava | Philippines, India, Iraq, Nigeria, Indonesia |
| Laba | Philippines, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Poland, Indonesia |
| Lawa | Philippines, India, Poland, Iraq, Indonesia |
| لافا | Iraq, Syria, Turkey |
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william lava American composer (1911-1971), US (b. 1911) |
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| vicente lava politician, PH (b. 1894) |
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| yakov ivanovich lava botanist (b. 1894) |
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| gustaaf lava BE (b. 1900) |
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| jose lava Philippine politician, PH (b. 1912) |
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| jesus lava Philippine politician (1914-2003), PH (b. 1914) |
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alessio lava Italian footballer, IT (b. 1990) |
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| lava barbara meißl AT (b. 1969) |
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| lava r. timsina professor of surgery |
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| lava taha researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-8059-8986) |
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| sebastiano ag lava researcher |
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| lava chalikonda researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-9919-5439) |
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| neil lava researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-4410-914X) |
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| massimiliano lava researcher |
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| lava abdullah researcher |
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