Laua Surname
Approximately 632 people bear this surname
Laua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 286 | 1:28,510 | 3,229 |
| Indonesia | 158 | 1:837,020 | 63,356 |
| Solomon Islands | 135 | 1:4,297 | 515 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Laua (615) may also be a first name.
Laua Demographics
Average Laua Salary in
United States
$36,850 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Laua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laua (Hindi: लउआ, Oriya: ଲାଉଆ, Russian: Лауа) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Laua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 515,938th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Laua are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 45 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Laua is also the 336,805th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 615 people.
The surname Laua is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 28,510. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 56 percent live, Gulf, where 20 percent live and National Capital District, where 11 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 21 percent live.
Laua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Laua has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laua surname grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Laua Last Name Statistics demography
Laua earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଉଆ | la'u'a | 87.5 |
| ଲଉଆ | la'u'a | 12.5 |
| Laua in the Hindi language | ||
| लउआ | la'u'a | 46.43 |
| लौआ | lau'a | 35.71 |
| लऊआ | la'u'a | 15.48 |
| लौअ | lau'a | 1.19 |
| लाउा | laua | 1.19 |
| Laua in the Russian language | ||
| Лауа | laua | - |
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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 Laua
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