Lawek Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Lawek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlawek | 91 | 60 | / |
| Laweck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Laek | 89 | 293 | / |
| Lawekke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Layek | 80 | 56,285 | / |
| Lewek | 80 | 1,195 | / |
| Laiek | 80 | 34 | / |
| Lawik | 80 | 29 | / |
| Lowek | 80 | 14 | / |
| Laeck | 80 | 12 | / |
| Lavek | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lauek | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lajek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Laweg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lawec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laveck | 73 | 457 | / |
| Leweck | 73 | 137 | / |
| Hlavek | 73 | 136 | / |
| Loweke | 73 | 130 | / |
| Layeek | 73 | 48 | / |
| Labeik | 73 | 46 | / |
| Lawick | 73 | 12 | / |
| Laieke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Loiwek | 73 | 5 | / |
| Laieek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Löweke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Laevik | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hlawik | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loywek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Layeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Layekk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laveek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lavhek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowesk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Layekh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laieck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laevek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Loweck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leweuk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laveke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leek | 67 | 22,184 | / |
| Leak | 67 | 8,813 | / |
| Laik | 67 | 7,545 | / |
| Lauk | 67 | 1,885 | / |
| Leyk | 67 | 1,391 | / |
| Lejk | 67 | 1,039 | / |
| Layk | 67 | 965 | / |
| Leik | 67 | 731 | / |
| Loek | 67 | 540 | / |
| Leuk | 67 | 278 | / |
| Liek | 67 | 218 | / |
| Lauwyck | 67 | 136 | / |
| Leiweke | 67 | 133 | / |
| Lauwick | 67 | 127 | / |
| Leaveck | 67 | 77 | / |
| Luek | 67 | 39 | / |
| Lajk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Löwecke | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lyek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laibeck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laubeck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Layeeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewieck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahayek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laveike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laywick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lowecks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lasweic | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leawick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leabeck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lavecke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lawek
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