Lawac Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Lawac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Vanuatu91:29,253714

Lawac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lawac is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lawac click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawac? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lawac is the 2,718,172nd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Lawac live; 35 percent live in East Africa and 35 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Lawac is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Gulu District, where 50 percent reside, Amuru District, where 39 percent reside and Pader District, where 11 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawach9170/
Lawacz9119/
Hlawac913/
Hlawacz8372/
Lawatch8315/
Lawache832/
Lawancz831/
Lavac8060/
Lawaz805/
Lawatsch77504/
Hlavac731,451/
Labach73333/
Lavach7376/
Labacz7354/
Lavacs738/
Lowach732/
Lavaci731/
Lowacz731/
Lowanc731/
Hlawatsch71606/
Lambach67806/
Lavache67629/
Hlavach67259/
Lanbach67126/
Labatch6758/
Hlavacs6755/
Lavatch678/
Lahbach674/
Lyavanc674/
Laabach674/
Lowache672/
Lavanch671/
Liabach671/
Lavanci671/
Hlawats671/

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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 Lawac
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