Lajawa Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Lajawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Lajawa (18) may also be a first name.
Lajawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lajawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lajawa (Marathi: लाजवा) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lajawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Lajawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Lajawa are found; 66 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lajawa is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 18 people.
The last name Lajawa is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 737,356. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sabah, where 100 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Indonesia, where 26 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lajawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lajawa in the Marathi language | ||
| लाजवा | lajava | - |
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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
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- 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 Lajawa
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