Laweng Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Laweng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 139 | 1:212,189 | 12,377 |
| Philippines | 117 | 1:865,284 | 79,885 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Laweng (368) may also be a first name.
Laweng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laweng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laweng is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laweng? popularity and diffusion
The surname Laweng is the 924,083rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Laweng live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 453,251st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 368 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 212,189. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 99 percent live and Labuan, where 1 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 41 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.
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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 Laweng
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