Lawaj Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Lawaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Lawaj Demographics
Lawaj Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Lawaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lawaj (Arabic: لواج, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻮﺝ) occurs most in Lebanon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,532,898th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Lawaj occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Lawaj live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 53 percent live in Levant.
Lawaj is most common in Lebanon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 626,343. In Lebanon Lawaj is mostly concentrated in: Beirut Governorate, where 67 percent are found, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 11 percent are found and North Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Lebanon it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 37 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Lawaj Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lawaj surname is primarily Latin Catholic (88%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lawaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lawaj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻌﻮﺝ | lwj | - |
| Lawaj in the Arabic language | ||
| لواج | lwaj | - |
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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 Lawaj
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