Laew Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Laew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Laew Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Laew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laew is found most in Brazil. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Laew live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Luso-South America.

This last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil Laew is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Brazil Laew occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 38 percent reside and Thailand, where 13 percent reside.

Laew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laew last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lahew8937/
Laewe8918/
Leahew8055/
Loew754,942/
Laev75435/
Leuw75208/
Laef758/
Loewe673,696/
Lioew6732/
Lyaev6717/
Leevw672/
Lahef672/
Lohew672/
Laefe671/
Laaef671/
Laïeb671/
Llavw671/
Liavw671/
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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 Laew
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