Lanwe Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Lanwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
Marshall Islands871:596120
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Lanwe (44) may also be a first name.

Lanwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,048,281st most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Lanwe reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lanwe is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 44 people.

The surname Lanwe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Taraba, where 99 percent are found and Gombe, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The Marshall Islands, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Lanwe Last Name Statistics demography

Lanwe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanwei9149/
Lanwes9121/
Lanweh916/
Laynwe912/
Lanwie912/
Lanwey911/
Laanwe910/
Lanw893/
Lanwehr83246/
Lianwei839/
Lanwi801,488/
Lamwe80873/
Lanwa80535/
Lanbe80228/
Lanve80143/
Lanue8017/
Lonwe808/
Lhanw801/
Lanweher771/
Lanoue734,618/
Lanway73172/
Lanuez73104/
Lanver7385/
Lannue7312/
Lianwa738/
Lanmbe735/
Lanbee735/
Lanbhe734/
Lonwet734/
Laanve734/
Launbe733/
Lanbey733/
Lanuea733/
Lanwai732/
Lanbea731/
Lainwa731/
Lahnue731/
Lanvee731/
Lanvey731/
Lamnwi731/
Lanwui731/
Lanuer731/
Laanwi731/
Laanwa731/
Lanvie731/
Lanvet731/
Lanved731/
Lanhue731/
Laynew730/
Latnue730/
Leanues6743/
Laanvee6731/
Lianbee6719/
Lanouhe6715/
Lonw6710/
Lannuea674/
Launbey674/
Lainväe672/
Lanouet672/
Llanvie671/
Lianhwa671/
Lõwe671/
Llanoue671/
Lamwesh671/
Leanves671/
Lanwith670/
Lanwich670/
Lganvey670/
Lannway670/
Lanwitt670/
Lamwher670/

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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 Lanwe
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