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Where Does The Last Name Lawas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lawas (Arabic: لاوس, Marathi: लवास) occurs most in The Philippines. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 48,880^th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 691,746 people. Lawas is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Lawas reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 291,086^th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 792 people.

It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 9,568 people, or 1 in 10,581. In The Philippines Lawas is most common in: Central Visayas, where 50 percent reside, Davao Region, where 11 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Lawas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lawas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lawas surname grew 2,029 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawas Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Lawas surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64% being registered with the party.

Lawas earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.29% more than the national average, earning $54,061 USD per year.