Lawen Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Seychelles
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Lawen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Seychelles881:1,050255
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Malaysia531:556,49527,316
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Lawén (1) are calculated separately.

Lawen (222) may also be a first name.

Lawen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawen occurs in The Seychelles more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Lawén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawen? popularity and diffusion

Lawen is the 723,769th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. The surname Lawen is primarily found in Asia, where 38 percent of Lawen reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 30 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lawen is also the 605,116th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 222 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Seychelles, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 1,050. Not including The Seychelles it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.

Lawen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lawen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lawen surname increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lawen last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lawen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.33% less than the national average, earning R 65,748 per year; in United States they earn 15.93% less than the national average, earning $36,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.44% more than the national average, earning $60,833 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawén931/
Lauwen91444/
Lawien9186/
Lawene9117/
Laiwen9112/
Lawean9112/
Lawenn912/
Lawein911/
Lawhen910/
Laen89663/
Lyawene8396/
Laweine834/
Lawheng831/
Laweing831/
Leauwen830/
Lawenhe830/
Lowen803,809/
Lawin802,662/
Laven802,332/
Lauen80331/
Layen80217/
Laien80111/
Lajen8031/
Liaen807/
Lawem803/
Laenn801/
Lawyn801/
Lyaen801/
Lausen732,808/
Lauten731,171/
Llaven731,138/
Louwen73564/
Labean73405/
Laeven73385/
Lowien73369/
Lavene73357/
Lavent73265/
Laisen73217/
Leaven73172/
Layten73147/
Lauven73140/
Leiwen73116/
Lewein7385/
Loween7372/
Laveen7365/
Lavien7357/
Lavean7349/
Lavenn7341/
Liayen7335/
Luowen7332/
Layene7329/
Laiten7321/
Laiven7320/
Laieng7319/
Latven7318/
Laucen7317/
Lawine7314/
Laicen7314/
Leasen7312/
Llajen7311/
Lajeen7310/
Lawain7310/
Liawin7310/
Lowein739/
Layeng739/
Hlawin738/
Lavend737/
Layenk735/
Laiwin735/
Labhen734/
Lauent734/
Lauyen734/
Layhen733/
Lahyen733/
Lavein733/
Lavgen733/
Laysen733/
Laiene733/
Lyaien733/
Lowean731/
Laevin731/
Lajenn731/
Lasven731/
Layent731/
Lauesn731/
Lauien731/
Lauend731/
Lawoin731/
Layoen731/
Laheyn731/
Laaven731/
Laveng731/
Laggen730/
Lawhin730/
Lowene730/
Lauwin730/
Lahein730/
Leaten730/
Lowenn730/
Lewean730/
Lavejn730/
Lawicheng717/
Lien6732,885/
Lean6710,554/
Lain679,970/
Lein679,350/
Leen675,868/
Laun673,207/
Loen671,586/
Layn671,417/
Leyn671,288/
Laichen67815/
Luen67786/
Lavenne67497/
Lauseng67345/
Lyen67300/
Leun67288/
Laheyne67262/
Laveyne67238/
Laveine67168/
Laibhen67139/
Laawine67137/
Lahawin67100/
Laiceng6785/
Lavesen6784/
Laussen6768/
Lavendt6753/
Lajn6744/
Leavene6741/
Laín6737/
Lauveng6723/
Lavegne6723/
Laiseng6720/
Lavesne6719/
Laveing6717/
Laveant6715/
Laybhen6710/
Laywine679/
Lejn679/
Luoweng679/
Lawayne677/
Laiheng676/
Loswene674/
Labehyn674/
Lausenq672/
Laissen672/
Leãn672/
Lautent672/
Loweing672/
Laibean672/
Laubhen671/
Leeweun671/
Lauient671/
Lawhing671/
Laheine671/
Layuene671/
Léan671/
Lavienė671/
Lauvien671/
Lausien671/
Lauteen671/
Laiseen671/
Lajienė671/
Leán671/
Laivene671/
Laiteng671/
Laoueng671/
Layheng671/
Leachen670/
Lavisen670/
Laytent670/
Leassen670/
Lowesen670/
Laybein670/
Layenhg670/
Lawhuin670/
Laveent670/
Leavean670/
Leavien670/
Lawaine670/
Leasien670/

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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 Lawen
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