Lawayan Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Lawayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1281:790,92476,218
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Lawayan (12) may also be a first name.

Lawayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawayan is most common in The Philippines. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lawayan is the 1,581,912th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lawayan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most common given name globally, borne by 12 people.

Lawayan is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 790,924. In The Philippines Lawayan is most prevalent in: Central Luzon, where 46 percent live, Cagayan Valley, where 41 percent live and National Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Taiwan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Labayan86959/
Lawiyan8680/
Lavayan8661/
Laweyan8628/
Lawayne867/
Lewayan864/
Lowayang8019/
Leuwayan8012/
Lawean7712/
Lawain7710/
Lavayn775/
Labayn771/
Lavayen714,879/
Labayen711,699/
Labajan71301/
Lowoyan71255/
Lawoyin71193/
Laboyan7150/
Lobayan7123/
Labuyan7118/
Labayin7116/
Labayon718/
Lavoyan718/
Lavayén717/
Lavayèn712/
Lowayne712/
Lavayun712/
Labayén712/
Laveyan711/
Lavajan711/
Lavayne711/
Lawaung711/
Labiyan711/
Laiwaen711/
Labaian711/
Lawaine710/
Labhiyan673/
Labijyan671/
Labhaian671/
Lawayoum671/
Lobhayan671/

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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 Lawayan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis