Lauw Surname

186,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Lauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,4831:89,1779,343
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Netherlands1501:112,58117,977
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Australia441:613,53943,545
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
England51:11,143,612252,590
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Lauw (5,729) may also be a first name.

Lauw Last Name Facts

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

Lauw is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lauw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 186,929th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,218,881 people. Lauw occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Lauw are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 64 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lauw is also the 88,260th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 5,729 people.

Lauw is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,483 people, or 1 in 89,177. In Indonesia Lauw is most prevalent in: Jakarta, where 29 percent reside, West Java, where 29 percent reside and East Java, where 12 percent reside. Besides Indonesia it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.

Lauw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lauw last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lauw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.88% less than the national average, earning R 111,984 per year; in United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.12% more than the national average, earning $63,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liauw891,534/
Lauwe8948/
Laiuw895/
Lauws894/
Llauw892/
Lauwf892/
Layuw891/
Lhauw891/
Law86246,411/
Luw8644/
Louw7584,096/
Laub759,170/
Liaw758,861/
Lawe755,723/
Luwe754,343/
Lauf752,203/
Leaw75721/
Liuw75514/
Leuw75208/
Lauv75186/
Lyuw7576/
Laiw7520/
Laaw7519/
Lawf755/
Layw753/
Hlaw753/
Luww752/
Luhw751/
Llaw751/
Luuw751/
Luiw751/
Lyaw751/
Lguw751/
Laww750/
Hlajuwe731/
Lauff671,575/
Laufs671,229/
Louwe67454/
Hlawe67448/
Liawe67422/
Leuwe67206/
Laufe6793/
Layaw6779/
Layow6772/
Lauft6738/
Lyauv6735/
Lahaw6734/
Laawe6730/
Laiwe6724/
Liyaw6721/
Lajow6718/
Luhwe6714/
Lawch6714/
Leuow6713/
Hlaub6713/
Lyawe6713/
Lauvs6711/
Leeaw6711/
Leawe6710/
Layub679/
Lawhe677/
Lyaub676/
Layew675/
Laiuv674/
Luyaw674/
Luuwe674/
Lachw673/
Leyaw673/
Loyaw673/
Liuwe673/
Lauph673/
Lawef673/
Laszw672/
Lejaw672/
Lajaw671/
Laubh671/
Leaws671/
Laudf671/
Llavw671/
Luywe671/
Louwt671/
Layuf671/
Lawff671/
Lijaw671/
Louww671/
Lawth671/
Lehaw671/
Laywe671/
Liavw671/
Laueb671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lauw
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