Laowei Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Chad

Laowei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laowei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Laowei (1,055) may also be a first name.

Laowei Last Name Facts

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

Laowei is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laowei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Laowei are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 246,481st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 1,055 people.

The surname Laowei is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 11 percent reside and China, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liaowei9246/
Laowe9122/
Laoei914/
Laowi913/
Laowit8364/
Lahowe8323/
Laowai836/
Lauowe833/
Laobei832/
Laouwe831/
Laouwi831/
Hlaoei831/
Laoweya7755/
Laouwoi771/
Laoueid771/
Laouehi771/
Laoui731,966/
Laoye731,302/
Loawe73138/
Laobe7332/
Laovi7321/
Laowa7320/
Laoie7317/
Laove7310/
Laoey731/
Laobi731/
Lahowetz7169/
Lahouwer715/
Lahowich713/
Laouwayi711/
Hlasouei711/
Lahoueij711/
Laoubi673,011/
Laouid67719/
Lahoui67492/
Laouej67381/
Laoyai67148/
Laowat67144/
Laouwa6772/
Laauwe6770/
LiaoYe6760/
Latoye6745/
Lasoye6730/
Hlaoui6728/
Laosue6721/
Liaoui6720/
Loaboi6719/
Louyei6718/
Leaowa6714/
Loeuis6713/
Loayoi6710/
Lyaoui6710/
Laouij679/
Laouiz679/
Laouje678/
Laojai677/
Lahowy676/
Lasoie676/
Laouai676/
Lohawe675/
Laejai675/
Laover673/
Lhaoui673/
Laeaid672/
Hlaoey672/
Laoyye672/
Laovie671/
Liaowa671/
Lgaoui671/
Louawe671/
Laojue671/
Laooue671/
Laehei671/
Laeija671/
Laowad671/
Laouis671/
Laovey671/
Loavoe671/
Lahoueije671/
Laovai671/
Llaoui671/
Laoube671/
Lahovi671/
Laheai671/
Louiei671/
Lojuwe671/
Latoie670/
Loawey670/

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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 Laowei
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