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 has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawaka? popularity and diffusion

Lawaka is the 3,485,539th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Lawaka is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Lawaka reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 5,510,383. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

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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