Lanawan Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Lanawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4691:215,86033,563
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Lanawan (14) may also be a first name.

Lanawan Last Name Facts

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

Lanawan is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanawan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 643,972nd most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. Lanawan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Lanawan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 469 people, or 1 in 215,860. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Central Visayas, where 44 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 17 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 10 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Lanawan
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