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 last name Lanaw occurs most in Nepal. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is mostly found 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. Lanaw is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 15 people.

The surname Lanaw is most widely held in Nepal, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 749,499. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Mechi, where 82 percent live, Koshi, where 13 percent live and Narayani, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nepal this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and The Philippines, where 20 percent live.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis