Laowan Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Niger

Laowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Laowan (329) may also be a first name.

Laowan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laowan is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Laowan.

How Common Is The Last Name Laowan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Laowan is the 2,661,929th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Laowan occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Laowan are found; 68 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 62 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Laowan is also the 483,360th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 329 people.

The last name Laowan is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 2,140,556. In Thailand Laowan is most frequent in: Rayong Province, where 76 percent are found, Tak Province, where 12 percent are found and Amnat Charoen Province, where 3 percent are found. Besides Thailand this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 32 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

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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 Laowan
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