Lawana Surname
Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname
Lawana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 930 | 1:58,256 | 7,379 |
| Philippines | 153 | 1:661,688 | 68,918 |
| Cameroon | 121 | 1:171,645 | 18,315 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Lawana (4,438) may also be a first name.
Lawana Demographics
Average Lawana Salary in
United States
$21,236 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lawana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lawana (Arabic: لؤانا, Marathi: लवाना, Oriya: େବାୁଲାୱାନା) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 282,966th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,350,621 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Lawana are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lawana is also the 103,438th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 4,438 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 930 people, or 1 in 58,256. In South Africa Lawana is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live, Western Cape, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Beside South Africa Lawana exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
Lawana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lawana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lawana last name increased 257 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lawana Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Lawana earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 40.83% less than the national average, earning R 140,604 per year and in United States they earn 50.78% less than the national average, earning $21,236 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lawana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lawana in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାୁଲାୱାନା | ebaulawana | 50 |
| ଲାୱାନନ୍ା | lawanana | 50 |
| Lawana in the Marathi language | ||
| लवाना | lavana | 40 |
| लवाणा | lavana | 40 |
| लावाना | lavana | 20 |
| Lawana in the Arabic language | ||
| لؤانا | lwana | - |
| لاوانا | lawana | - |
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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 Lawana
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