Lawak Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Lawak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 187 | 1:289,720 | 28,200 |
| Indonesia | 122 | 1:1,084,010 | 78,297 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Lawak (67) may also be a first name.
Lawak Demographics
Average Lawak Salary in
South Africa
R 120,360
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lawak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lawak is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 828,895th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The last name Lawak is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Lawak reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most numerous forename globally, held by 67 people.
The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 289,720. In South Africa Lawak is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 28 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 25 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 15 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 37 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.
Lawak Last Name Statistics demography
Lawak earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.35% less than the national average, earning R 120,360 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawack | 91 | 290 | / |
| Lawake | 91 | 39 | / |
| Lawaak | 91 | 3 | / |
| Lahwak | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lawag | 80 | 1,954 | / |
| Lowak | 80 | 524 | / |
| Lewak | 80 | 417 | / |
| Lavak | 80 | 33 | / |
| Lawaq | 80 | 24 | / |
| Lawok | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lewack | 73 | 455 | / |
| Lowack | 73 | 447 | / |
| Loewak | 73 | 320 | / |
| Lavack | 73 | 287 | / |
| Lavake | 73 | 206 | / |
| Hlavak | 73 | 61 | / |
| Laabak | 73 | 45 | / |
| Lewaak | 73 | 34 | / |
| Lowake | 73 | 25 | / |
| Labakh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hlawac | 73 | 3 | / |
| Labayk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Latvak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lavaik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawhok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laubak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowaik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Labakk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Labaak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawock | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leiwak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowuak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Levaak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laybak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lavayk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Liabakh | 67 | 903 | / |
| Laubakh | 67 | 242 | / |
| Lyabakh | 67 | 169 | / |
| Lauback | 67 | 112 | / |
| Lawague | 67 | 55 | / |
| Leaback | 67 | 49 | / |
| Laaback | 67 | 11 | / |
| Laiback | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lavhake | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liabakk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lahbaak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahwaiq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laabakk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leavack | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lawak
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