Lawanga Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Lawanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1071:1,235,97486,893
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Lawanga (88) may also be a first name.

Lawanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lawanga (Hindi: लौंगा, Marathi: लवंगा, Oriya: ଲୱା) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lawanga is the 1,484,726th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name Lawanga occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Lawanga reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lawanga is also the 1,017,994th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 88 people.

It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 1,235,974. In Indonesia Lawanga is mostly concentrated in: Central Sulawesi, where 91 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 7 percent are found and Gorontalo, where 3 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawangga938/
Lyawanga931/
Lawaingau881/
Lavanga861,307/
Lewanga861,110/
Lowanga86747/
Labanga86196/
Lawenga86130/
Lawango8699/
Lawange8665/
Lawangi8653/
Laweangi80236/
Lavangad8014/
Lawangee808/
Liawangi807/
Hlabanga805/
Lawangop804/
Lavangay804/
Labangay803/
Labangau802/
Lavhanga801/
Lewangga801/
Lavangap801/
Lewuanga801/
Labanggai755/
Lavange712,329/
Lobanga711,090/
Lavangi71223/
Labango71201/
Lowenga71137/
Lowango7178/
Lavonga7155/
Lawongo7148/
Lavango7128/
Labangi7116/
Labange714/
Levanga714/
Lochwang'a714/
Lowange712/
Lowonga712/
Lovanga712/
Lyabonga671,078/
Lavangee6793/
Lavangie6789/
Lavanger6730/
Hlabango677/
Lobaynga677/
Labhange676/
Louvanga675/
Lavangoy674/
Lavangiy674/
Lavhange674/
Lasuangi673/
Labongga672/
Lavannge671/
Lavanghy671/
Lobhanga671/
Loowenga671/
Labhonga671/
Liowango671/
Losuanga671/
Labongay671/
Labangho671/
Levangha671/
Liavonga671/

Lawanga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawanga in the Oriya language
ଲୱାlawa-
Lawanga in the Marathi language
लवंगाlavanga-
Lawanga in the Hindi language
लौंगाlaunga50
लवंगाlavanga50

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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
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  • 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 Lawanga
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