Laway Surname
Approximately 3,944 people bear this surname
Laway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,488 | 1:515,501 | 25,793 |
| Tanzania | 1,427 | 1:37,100 | 4,293 |
| Philippines | 331 | 1:305,856 | 43,129 |
| Liberia | 224 | 1:19,681 | 1,989 |
| Indonesia | 196 | 1:674,741 | 52,660 |
| Niger | 185 | 1:103,741 | 4,228 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Laway (245) may also be a first name.
Laway Demographics
Average Laway Salary in
United States
$48,865 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Laway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laway (Arabic: لؤاى) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Laway.
How Common Is The Last Name Laway? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 116,821st most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,847,755 people. Laway is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Laway are found; 38 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Laway is also the 570,604th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 245 people.
This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 1,488 people, or 1 in 515,501. In India Laway is most numerous in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 99 percent live, Chandigarh, where 0 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Apart from India Laway exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.
Laway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Laway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laway last name increased 278 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Laway Last Name Statistics demography
Laway earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.25% more than the national average, earning $48,865 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laway Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laway in the Arabic language | ||
| لؤاى | lway | - |
| لوآي | lway | - |
| لوأي | lway | - |
| لوأى | lway | - |
| لؤاي | lway | - |
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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 Laway
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