Lanaw Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Lanaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal381:749,4995,277
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576

Lanaw (15) may also be a first name.

Lanaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lanaw occurs most in Nepal. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lanaw are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 15 people.

The last name Lanaw is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 749,499. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Mechi, where 82 percent are found, Koshi, where 13 percent are found and Narayani, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nepal this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langaw9115/
Lasnaw911/
Lonaw8047/
Lanab809/
Lanaf803/
Lanav803/
Lanów801/
Lanow801/
Lenaw800/
Lanova731,492/
Laanab73137/
Laneab7320/
Laneuw7310/
Lajnaf739/
Lanowa735/
Lahnaf732/
Lasnow732/
Lannab732/
Lahnow731/
Lajnow731/
Lanafe731/
Launow731/
Latnow731/
Lannow730/
Lanowe730/
Lanhow730/
Lanaff730/
Lyanova671,021/
Lianova67209/
Langova6785/
Launova6756/
Laynova6723/
Langauf6717/
Leanova6716/
Lainova6714/
Lanhova679/
Lanneuw679/
Lannova673/
Hlanova673/
Lahnova673/
Lianowe671/
Lajnova671/
Lanaife671/
Llanova671/

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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 Lanaw
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