Lawada Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lawada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
India71:109,580,769786,157
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Lawada (17) may also be a first name.

Lawada Last Name Facts

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

Lawada (Oriya: ଲୱାଦା) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawada? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lawada is the 3,798,600th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Lawada are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia Lawada is most numerous in: Central Sulawesi, where 80 percent are found and Southeast Sulawesi, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found and India, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawayda9215/
Lawaida923/
Labada83804/
Lavada83163/
Lawado83121/
Lawadi8358/
Lowada8353/
Lawade8324/
Laweda833/
Lawoda833/
Lewada831/
Lawadj831/
Lavaday77608/
Labaday77149/
Loewada7729/
Labaida7727/
Labadea779/
Lavadea778/
Lawaadi777/
Labaada776/
Lavadas776/
Lauwadi775/
Lawhade775/
Labadai774/
Lavaida773/
Labayda773/
Labadaj773/
Liawadi773/
Labadah772/
Laabada772/
Leabada771/
Lavadai771/
Laawadi771/
Labeada771/
Lawhadi771/
Lawaddy771/
Lawadje771/
Lawedda771/
Lauwadde7129/
Labadday7128/
Lavaiday7120/
Labadaai713/
Lyabadda712/
Laabouda712/
Labhaday712/
Lahwaidi711/
Hlaswade711/
Lavadaya711/
Lasswade710/
Lavado6721,396/
Labade6712,061/
Labadi675,371/
Labady674,373/
Lavadi674,148/
Labado672,806/
Levada672,424/
Laboda671,265/
Lavade67350/
Laveda67259/
Lobada67177/
Lovada67115/
Lawodi6788/
Lowadi6721/
Lawode6720/
Lavady6720/
Labadj674/
Lowado673/
Lawedo673/
Lowade672/
Labadí671/
Labhaiday671/
Leweda671/
Lowoda671/
Lavoda671/

Lawada Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawada in the Oriya language
ଲୱାଦାlawada-

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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 Lawada
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