Laowa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Laowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Laowa (246) may also be a first name.
Laowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laowa is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laowa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Laowa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Laowa live; 65 percent live in Oceania Islands and 65 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Laowa is also the 569,299th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 246 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Enga, where 69 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 31 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Laowa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laowat | 91 | 144 | / |
| Laouwa | 91 | 72 | / |
| Leaowa | 91 | 14 | / |
| Laowai | 91 | 6 | / |
| Layowa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Liaowa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Laowad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Laow | 89 | 56 | / |
| Lladowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laouwwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lahouwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laowo | 80 | 2,785 | / |
| Layow | 80 | 72 | / |
| Lajow | 80 | 18 | / |
| Loawa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Laoba | 80 | 13 | / |
| Laouw | 80 | 6 | / |
| Laova | 80 | 3 | / |
| Liaow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lahow | 80 | 0 | / |
| Laa | 75 | 6,108 | / |
| Lahova | 73 | 119 | / |
| Laouba | 73 | 37 | / |
| Loyowa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Laowei | 73 | 9 | / |
| Lyaova | 73 | 7 | / |
| Laoyua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Laihow | 73 | 2 | / |
| Layova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Louawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lauova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lajova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laouva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laouwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laovai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liaowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lauhow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laha | 67 | 60,071 | / |
| Laas | 67 | 5,111 | / |
| Laah | 67 | 2,198 | / |
| Laad | 67 | 1,997 | / |
| Laaz | 67 | 1,453 | / |
| Laat | 67 | 705 | / |
| Laaß | 67 | 451 | / |
| Laai | 67 | 165 | / |
| Laay | 67 | 120 | / |
| La'a | 67 | 96 | / |
| Laob | 67 | 81 | / |
| Loaw | 67 | 53 | / |
| Liaa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Liaowei | 67 | 46 | / |
| Laap | 67 | 44 | / |
| Liahova | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lhaa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Leahova | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lyahova | 67 | 34 | / |
| Laaj | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lața | 67 | 30 | / |
| Liaobai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Lahauwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lađa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Laov | 67 | 14 | / |
| Llaa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Laof | 67 | 8 | / |
| Laochua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laoubai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Liaohua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hlaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laosuea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lahoova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lgaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Louawap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laouwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laaovad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahaiow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laouwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laohuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Laowa
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