Lawaka Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Fiji

Lawaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Fiji11:894,3914,568

Lawaka (25) may also be a first name.

Lawaka Last Name Facts

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

Lawaka is most common in Indonesia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lawaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Lawaka occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Lawaka are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lawaka is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 5,510,383. In Indonesia Lawaka is primarily concentrated in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Beside Indonesia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawaska9216/
Lawwaka921/
Lawahaka869/
Lavaka83236/
Lowaka8384/
Lawake8339/
Laweka8336/
Lawako8317/
Lewaka839/
Lawaki835/
Lachwacka801/
Lavaska77256/
Lawakou7743/
Lawecka7712/
Laubaka775/
Laibaka775/
Lewacka775/
Levaaka775/
Labacka772/
Labagka771/
Lavaeka771/
Lawakid771/
Lauwaki771/
Latvaka771/
Hlavaka770/
Hlavacka7183/
Hlavatka7112/
Laibaika7110/
Laywokay712/
Hlawacky711/
Leabhaka711/
Lavakaus711/
Lawoko67801/
Lavaki67657/
Labaca67302/
Lavake67206/
Lavaca67149/
Levaka67105/
Lowako6751/
Lovaka6734/
Lowake6725/
Lavako6716/
Labaké675/
Lewako675/
Lowoka675/
Lewoka674/
Lavoka673/
Lewaca672/
Lachwacki671/
Laweko671/
Lowaki671/
Laveka671/
Lavaky670/

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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 Lawaka
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