Laow Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Laow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Laow (31) may also be a first name.

Laow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laow is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Laow.

How Common Is The Last Name Laow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Laow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Laow reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Laow is also the 1,874,099th most common given name globally, held by 31 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Laow is mostly concentrated in: California, where 90 percent reside and Nevada, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Laow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Laow last name expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laow Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Laow earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $52,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layow8972/
Laowe8922/
Laowa8920/
Lajow8918/
Laouw896/
Liaow891/
Lahow890/
Lahowe8023/
Leaowa8014/
Lauowe803/
Laihow802/
Liaowa801/
Laouwe801/
Lauhow800/
Laob7581/
Loaw7553/
Laov7514/
Laof758/
Lahaiow731/
Leyow67143/
Loawe67138/
Laouf67109/
Liouw6747/
Lahov6718/
Laofe6716/
Leuow6713/
Laauw6712/
Laoph675/
Louaw674/
Lohow674/
Lögow673/
Laova673/
Laoob671/
Lyaov671/
Luoaw671/
Lauaw671/
Laoib671/
Lahof670/
Loaws670/

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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 Laow
  • 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