Lauwo Surname

306,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lauwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lauwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1741:45,0955,098
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Liberia121:367,37819,503
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

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

The last name Lauwo is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lauwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 306,004th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,896,073 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Lauwo reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,174 people, or 1 in 45,095. In Tanzania Lauwo is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 33 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lajuwo914/
Lawo891,087/
Luwo89735/
Lauwood830/
Lawuo80412/
Lauwa80292/
Lyuwo80169/
Laubo8093/
Lawou8084/
Lawoy8034/
Louwo8032/
Lawoi8026/
Luwoo8017/
Lawoh8017/
Lawoo8016/
Labuo8012/
Hlawo804/
Liawo804/
Lasuo804/
Luwod803/
Liuwo802/
Laiwo802/
Lawop801/
Hluwo801/
Leawo801/
Luwoh801/
Lawoa801/
Lauvo801/
Lawoj801/
Laawo801/
Lyawo801/
Lajuo801/
Leuwo801/
Luwoy801/
Lawwo801/
Layouwop771/
Liyawo73340/
Laiwoo7327/
Lahuwa7319/
Laubou7318/
Laiwoi7317/
Lauewa739/
Laevuo737/
Lauvot737/
Lawood737/
Layuwa734/
Lauvos733/
Layawo733/
Lawuho733/
Laihuo732/
Lauwah732/
Leyawo731/
Leyuwo731/
Lajwoj731/
Lasuoe731/
Lawoid731/
Luwois731/
Lujawo731/
Lawois731/
Lawosz731/
Laubuo731/
Laisuo731/
Laiswo731/
Leuwou731/
Lauwha731/
Liawoa731/
Lauboy731/
Labo6733,505/
Lawa6716,102/
Lubo6713,186/
Luwa673,662/
Lowo671,182/
Lavo67824/
Luvo67106/
Hlajuoe6764/
Lajovuo671/
Lawooij671/
Lawoods671/
Lawhood671/
Laswood671/
Lahwoij671/

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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 Lauwo
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