Laiwah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Laiwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Laiwah (56) may also be a first name.
Laiwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laiwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laiwah is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Laiwah? popularity and diffusion
Laiwah is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Laiwah occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Laiwah reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 56 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia Laiwah is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Liberia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live.
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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 Laiwah
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