Lawag Surname

211,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Lawag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,9321:52,4018,649
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lawag (58) may also be a first name.

Lawag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lawag (Hindi: लावांग, Oriya: ଲାୱାଗ) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawag? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lawag is the 211,122nd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,729,553 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Lawag reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,295,729th most widely held first name in the world, held by 58 people.

It is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 52,401. In The Philippines Lawag is primarily found in: Davao Region, where 20 percent reside, Eastern Visayas, where 16 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Lawag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lawag has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lawag last name grew 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lawag Last Name Statistics demography

Lawag earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawague8355/
Labag80338/
Lawak80334/
Lowag80287/
Lawaq8024/
Lewag802/
Laswaggs771/
Lawack73290/
Labagh73146/
Labaig73111/
Lavagh7354/
Lawake7339/
Lewaig734/
Hlawac733/
Lawaak733/
Lavaug732/
Lahwak732/
Labagg731/
Liavag731/
Latvag731/
Laibag731/
Lowwag731/
Labaugh6795/
Liavaag6794/
Labhaig6716/
Lavague6716/
Lahwaiq671/
Lavaugh670/

Lawag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawag in the Hindi language
लावांगlavanga-
Lawag in the Oriya language
ଲାୱାଗlawaga-

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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 Lawag
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