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
The surname Laswai is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laswai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 132,588th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,140,877 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Laswai live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 70 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,397 people, or 1 in 15,585. In Tanzania Laswai is most numerous 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. Without taking into account Tanzania Laswai is found 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