Lawena Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Lawena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 146 | 1:362,614 | 26,759 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Lawena (32) may also be a first name.
Lawena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lawena is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawena? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,328,442nd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Lawena reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 32 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 362,614. In Tanzania Lawena is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 55 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 35 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Fiji, where 5 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Lawena
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