Laswai Surname
Approximately 3,404 people bear this surname
Laswai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,397 | 1:15,585 | 2,027 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Laswai (70) may also be a first name.
Laswai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laswai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laswai is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laswai? popularity and diffusion
Laswai is the 132,588th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,140,877 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Laswai are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Laswai is also the 1,162,016th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 70 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,397 people, or 1 in 15,585. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 37 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laswayi | 92 | 5 | / |
| Laswi | 91 | 52 | / |
| Laswa | 91 | 32 | / |
| Lasway | 83 | 2,248 | / |
| Lasbai | 83 | 15 | / |
| Lashwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Hlaswa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Laswas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laswie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laiswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laswah | 83 | 0 | / |
| Laswae | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hlatswayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lashway | 77 | 845 | / |
| Laswiji | 77 | 12 | / |
| Lasswad | 77 | 9 | / |
| Loiswai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lasbaia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Laxshwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Leatswa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lashwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lasswit | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hlatshwayi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Laswe | 73 | 233 | / |
| Lasua | 73 | 55 | / |
| Loswa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Leswa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Lasba | 73 | 29 | / |
| Lazwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Lasva | 73 | 11 | / |
| Lasbi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Leswi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lasui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Laxwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Laushway | 71 | 88 | / |
| Hlaswayo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lashua | 67 | 864 | / |
| Lasuea | 67 | 464 | / |
| Lasboi | 67 | 209 | / |
| Loswat | 67 | 154 | / |
| Lasbaa | 67 | 130 | / |
| Lasbah | 67 | 124 | / |
| Lasuay | 67 | 118 | / |
| Lesway | 67 | 75 | / |
| Lachwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hlashwayo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lassua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lasuis | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laisua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laswet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hlatswaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lashva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlatswajo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlatshway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lasvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leasui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Latsui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lausua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlasva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lasuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lashba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlatsuaio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Latswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlatswaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Latshwayo | 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
- 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 Laswai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis