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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lanwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,048,281st most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name Lanwe occurs predominantly 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 commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 44 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 99 percent live and Gombe, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Lanwe occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Marshall Islands, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

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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