Lawej Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Lawej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Lawej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lawej (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻮﺝ, Hindi: लवेज) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawej? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lawej is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Lawej are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Lawej is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Tagant Region, where 89 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Mauritania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 9 percent live and Turkey, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lawej Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lawej in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻌﻮﺝ | lwj | - |
| Lawej in the Hindi language | ||
| लवेज | laveja | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lawej
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