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 borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawej? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Lawej live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania Lawej is most numerous in: Tagant Region, where 89 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 9 percent are found and Turkey, where 9 percent are found.
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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- 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 Lawej
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