Lauwo Surname
Approximately 1,236 people bear this surname
Lauwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,174 | 1:45,095 | 5,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Lauwo (15) may also be a first name.
Lauwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lauwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lauwo has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lauwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lauwo is the 306,004th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,896,073 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Lauwo live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename globally, borne by 15 people.
The last name Lauwo is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,174 people, or 1 in 45,095. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 33 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Lauwo is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lajuwo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Lawo | 89 | 1,087 | / |
| Luwo | 89 | 735 | / |
| Lauwood | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lawuo | 80 | 412 | / |
| Lauwa | 80 | 292 | / |
| Lyuwo | 80 | 169 | / |
| Laubo | 80 | 93 | / |
| Lawou | 80 | 84 | / |
| Lawoy | 80 | 34 | / |
| Louwo | 80 | 32 | / |
| Lawoi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Luwoo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Lawoh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Lawoo | 80 | 16 | / |
| Labuo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hlawo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Liawo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lasuo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Luwod | 80 | 3 | / |
| Liuwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Laiwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lawop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hluwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luwoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lawoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lauvo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lawoj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lyawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lajuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leuwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luwoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lawwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Layouwop | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liyawo | 73 | 340 | / |
| Laiwoo | 73 | 27 | / |
| Lahuwa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Laubou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Laiwoi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Lauewa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Laevuo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lauvot | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lawood | 73 | 7 | / |
| Layuwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lauvos | 73 | 3 | / |
| Layawo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lawuho | 73 | 3 | / |
| Laihuo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lauwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leyawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyuwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lajwoj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lasuoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawoid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luwois | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lujawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawois | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawosz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laubuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laisuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laiswo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leuwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lauwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liawoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lauboy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Labo | 67 | 33,505 | / |
| Lawa | 67 | 16,102 | / |
| Lubo | 67 | 13,186 | / |
| Luwa | 67 | 3,662 | / |
| Lowo | 67 | 1,182 | / |
| Lavo | 67 | 824 | / |
| Luvo | 67 | 106 | / |
| Hlajuoe | 67 | 64 | / |
| Lajovuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawooij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawoods | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawhood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laswood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahwoij | 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
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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 Lauwo
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