La-A Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

La-A Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: La & A.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La-A Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

La-A (39) may also be a first name.

La-A Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name La-A Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname La-A occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name La-A? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. La-A occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of La-A are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,637,361st most widely held forename internationally It is held by 39 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea La-A is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 41 percent are found, Central, where 24 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 18 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea La-A is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La-As89203/
La-Ah8915/
La-Ad892/
La-Hay804/
La-O75172/
La-I754/
La A752/
Lo-Ay6783/
La Ah6724/
La Ha6715/
La Ai6711/
La-Os6710/
La At674/
Lo-Ah673/
La-Od671/
La As671/
La Ja671/
La-Id671/
Lo-Ad671/
lo Aa671/
La Ga671/

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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 La-A
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