Laswa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Laswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Laswa (29) may also be a first name.

Laswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laswa is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Laswa live; 47 percent live in Oceania Islands and 47 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Laswa is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 29 people.

The surname Laswa is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West New Britain, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 44 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laswai913,404/
Lasway912,248/
Lashwa9113/
Hlaswa919/
Laiswa911/
Laswas911/
Laswah910/
Lashway83845/
Lasswad839/
Laxshwa833/
Leatswa832/
Lashwat831/
Laswe80233/
Lasua8055/
Laswi8052/
Loswa8034/
Leswa8034/
Lasba8029/
Lazwa8021/
Lasva8011/
Laxwa803/
Laushway7788/
Lashua73864/
Lasuea73464/
Loswat73154/
Lasbaa73130/
Lasbah73124/
Lasuay73118/
Lesway7375/
Lasbai7315/
Lachwa7312/
Lassua736/
Laisua735/
Laswet734/
Lashva732/
Lasvat731/
Latswe731/
Laiswo731/
Lausua731/
Laswie731/
Hlasva731/
Lashba731/
Hlatshway711/
Lashbaj67170/
Lashuay67157/
Lasvaux6759/
Laisuea6748/
Latsuha6728/
Lessway6711/
Lasvaud679/
Loiswai674/
Hloshwa674/
Hlatshwayd673/
Loshway672/
Hlotswa671/
Loiswas671/
Laswood671/
Hlashweova671/
Lassbah671/
Lasswit670/
Leshwau670/
Lachway670/
Leshway670/
Lousway670/

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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 Laswa
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