Lawama Surname
Approximately 401 people bear this surname
Lawama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 325 | 1:311,502 | 43,689 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lawama (1,303) may also be a first name.
Lawama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lawama (Oriya: ଲାୱାା) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 725,073rd most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Lawama live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lawama is also the 217,962nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 1,303 people.
It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 311,502. In The Philippines Lawama is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 62 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 22 percent live and Central Luzon, where 5 percent live. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawwama | 92 | 65 | / |
| Lawamah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lauwamah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lawamo | 83 | 486 | / |
| Labama | 83 | 137 | / |
| Lawami | 83 | 27 | / |
| Lewama | 83 | 21 | / |
| Lowama | 83 | 14 | / |
| Lawame | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lavamma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Laiwami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lavamas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loywama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Latvama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liabama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Labaima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laivamaa | 71 | 128 | / |
| Lawahmeh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lachuama | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lavamahe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lasvamma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lavatmma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Labhamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Llaswamy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Latvamaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lavami | 67 | 27 | / |
| Lachhuama | 67 | 18 | / |
| Levama | 67 | 7 | / |
| Labami | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lovama | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laithuama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lobama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lachvamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laboma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lavoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lowame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavema | 67 | 1 | / |
Lawama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lawama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାୱାା | lawaa | - |
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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 Lawama
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