Lalaw Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lalaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lalaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
India71:109,580,769786,157
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Lalaw (1,802) may also be a first name.

Lalaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lalaw (Arabic: لالو, Hindi: लालवा) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lalaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Lalaw? popularity and diffusion

Lalaw is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Lalaw are found; 42 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 42 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 179,993rd most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 1,802 people.

Lalaw is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia Lalaw is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 89 percent live and Johor, where 11 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent live and Egypt, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lalawe9121/
Lalauw919/
Lallaw911/
Laylaw910/
Lalab80127/
Lalav8037/
Lalaf8020/
Lalow8010/
Lolaw804/
Lelaw801/
Lalahawe7744/
Lalova731,796/
Llalaf73366/
Lahlaf73213/
Lallab73107/
Laleuw7374/
Lalabh7326/
Lallow7322/
Lailav7314/
Laliav739/
Lalowa737/
Laylow735/
Laliab735/
Lalowe735/
Lahlab734/
Laalab733/
Lalaph733/
Lalaib733/
Leylaw732/
Lailab732/
Lailow731/
Lalaaf731/
Lalaif731/
Laliaf731/
Laulow731/
Laylova6718/
Lalouwe678/
Hlalowa676/
Lgalova674/
Llaelaf673/
Lailova672/
Lyalova672/
Hlalaph671/
Lhalova671/
Lalliab671/
La'lowe671/
Lailaiv671/
Laitlow671/
Leaulow670/

Lalaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lalaw in the Hindi language
लालवाlalava-
Lalaw in the Arabic language
لالوlalw-

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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 Lalaw
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