Lawek Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lawek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Lawek (28) may also be a first name.

Lawek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawek is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lawek.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Lawek is primarily found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Lawek reside; 60 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Lawek is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name internationally, held by 28 people.

The surname Lawek is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 156,802. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Madang, where 85 percent live, Western Highlands, where 13 percent live and Morobe, where 2 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlawek9160/
Laweck911/
Laek89293/
Lawekke831/
Layek8056,285/
Lewek801,195/
Laiek8034/
Lawik8029/
Lowek8014/
Laeck8012/
Lavek804/
Lauek803/
Lajek802/
Laweg802/
Lawec801/
Laveck73457/
Leweck73137/
Hlavek73136/
Loweke73130/
Layeek7348/
Labeik7346/
Lawick7312/
Laieke736/
Loiwek735/
Laieek733/
Löweke733/
Laevik733/
Hlawik732/
Loywek732/
Layeke731/
Layekk731/
Laveek731/
Lavhek731/
Lowesk731/
Layekh731/
Laieck731/
Laevek730/
Loweck730/
Leweuk730/
Laveke730/
Leek6722,184/
Leak678,813/
Laik677,545/
Lauk671,885/
Leyk671,391/
Lejk671,039/
Layk67965/
Leik67731/
Loek67540/
Leuk67278/
Liek67218/
Lauwyck67136/
Leiweke67133/
Lauwick67127/
Leaveck6777/
Luek6739/
Lajk6719/
Löwecke6712/
Lyek674/
Laibeck672/
Laubeck672/
Laec672/
Layeeke671/
Lewieck671/
Lahayek671/
Laveike671/
Lowecke671/
Laeg671/
Laywick670/
Lowecks670/
Lasweic670/
Leawick670/
Leabeck670/
Lavecke670/

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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 Lawek
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