Lanwi Surname

263,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Lanwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo1,2601:5,7521,143
Benin1481:69,8358,430
Marshall Islands711:730162
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lanwi (352) may also be a first name.

Lanwi Last Name Facts

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

Lanwi is found in Togo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 263,294th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 4,897,544 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Lanwi are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 464,438th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 352 people.

The surname Lanwi is most frequently held in Togo, where it is carried by 1,260 people, or 1 in 5,752. Barring Togo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent reside and The Marshall Islands, where 5 percent reside.

Lanwi Last Name Statistics demography

Lanwi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanwei9149/
Lanwai912/
Lanwie912/
Lanwui911/
Lamnwi911/
Laanwi911/
Lianwei839/
Lanwith830/
Lanwich830/
Lanwitt830/
Lanwa80535/
Lanui80277/
Lanwe80239/
Lanvi8094/
Lanbi8024/
Lamwi802/
Geelanwi771/
Lanway73172/
Lamwai73151/
Lanuit7393/
Lamnui7374/
Laanui7345/
Lanboi7328/
Lannui7323/
Lanwes7321/
Lanuis7310/
Lianwa738/
Lanbui738/
Lanweh736/
Lanhui736/
Lanbai736/
Laanbi734/
Laynwe732/
Lianbi732/
Lanvis732/
Lonwui731/
Lainwa731/
Lanvii731/
Lanwey731/
Lamwoi731/
Lanvie731/
Laanwa731/
Laanwe730/
Lanwehr67246/
Langnui67106/
Lianhui675/
Lainuis673/
Loonwii673/
Lanvoit671/
Llanvie671/
Lianhwa671/
Lanmbai671/
Launuis671/
Lanvich671/
Lianboi671/
Lannway670/

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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
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  • 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 Lanwi
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