Lagawa Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

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

Lagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lagawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lagawa (Arabic: اغاوا, Oriya: ଲାଗୱା) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lagawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,034,059th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Lagawa live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 65 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Lagawa is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 3,889,682. In Indonesia Lagawa is primarily concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 53 percent live and North Maluku, where 47 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 29 percent live and Tanzania, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lagawad92116/
Lagaway920/
Langgawa861/
Legawa83904/
Logawa83349/
Lagawe83102/
Lagaba8329/
Lagowa8314/
Lagawi838/
Lagawo837/
Lagewa833/
Lagava833/
Lagaeva77228/
Legaiwa7752/
Lagiewa7732/
Lagavad7725/
Lagawid7724/
Lagoswa7719/
Laghava7714/
Lagavat7710/
Lagowah778/
Langowa775/
Laghawe775/
Lagowaa774/
Lagawed772/
Lekgawa772/
Langava772/
Lagasua772/
Lagabai771/
Lagawey771/
Lagabay771/
Lyagaeva71407/
Lekgauwa7147/
Longaway7116/
Lagabhai7110/
Laghavaj714/
Lagaisua714/
Lagovaya714/
Laghavas711/
Laghavap711/
Lagahaba711/
Langovaa711/
Langgawe711/
Hlongawa711/
Lagave6793/
Lagabe6778/
Lagova6770/
Lagabi6761/
Laghabhai6755/
Logawe6728/
Legewa6726/
Lageua6721/
Logewa6716/
Lagavo6715/
Lagowo6714/
Lagowy6713/
Lagabo6711/
Lagoba677/
Logawi675/
Legowa675/
Laghavaai673/
Lagavi672/
Legawo671/
Lauga'ava671/
Liongaway671/
Laghavais671/

Lagawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lagawa in the Oriya language
ଲାଗୱାlagawa-
Lagawa in the Arabic language
اغاواaghawa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lagawa
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