Lawer Surname

62,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Lawer Surname Definition:

Lawere is given in the Prompt. Parv. as the equivalent of a legist, jurist, lawyer, or scribe.

Lawer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6,1651:4,383630
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
England2141:260,36520,793
Poland1601:237,55530,437
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Indonesia1181:1,120,75680,521
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
India121:63,922,115578,870
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Wales111:281,32115,850
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Iceland31:126,6975,403
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:268,54921,901

Lawer (1,424) may also be a first name.

Lawer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lawere is given in the Prompt. Parv. as the equivalent of a legist, jurist, lawyer, or scribe.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lawer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawer (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻮﺭ, Marathi: लावेर) is found most frequently in Ghana. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawer? popularity and diffusion

Lawer is the 62,900th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 914,028 people. The surname Lawer is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Lawer are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 206,824th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,424 people.

The surname Lawer is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 6,165 people, or 1 in 4,383. Barring Ghana this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Lawer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lawer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lawer surname increased 179 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lawer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lawer last name are 18.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Lawer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $47,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning $56,019 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawerh91485/
Lawere91281/
Lauwer9161/
Laywer9113/
Lawier917/
Lajwer914/
Lawger913/
Lahwer912/
Laewer911/
Leawer911/
Lawerr911/
Lawert911/
Lawher911/
Laweyr911/
Lawerz911/
Lawear911/
Laer89603/
Leawere83189/
Lauwert832/
Lauwere832/
Laweher831/
Lahawer831/
Lauwerd831/
Lawerre830/
Lauer8045,080/
Lower809,170/
Laver805,131/
Layer804,452/
Laber803,480/
Laier803,304/
Löwer801,747/
Lewer801,727/
Lajer80634/
Lawir80479/
Lawre8047/
Liaer8020/
Lyaer8012/
Lawyr809/
Laerh801/
Laerì801/
Hlaer800/
Lauwerth7727/
Lauber7313,579/
Leaver736,725/
Lagger732,153/
Lauver732,067/
Laouer731,946/
Lavier731,319/
Layher731,141/
Loewer73791/
Lavere73749/
Lewier73568/
Laaber73512/
Llaver73468/
Laiber73424/
Leuwer73398/
Layber73355/
Liaver73207/
Lavert73179/
Lauert7387/
Lahier7382/
Lasuer7375/
Leaber7373/
Laveur7369/
Layere7342/
Löwert7335/
Lyaver7325/
Leiwer7325/
Liaber7324/
Lavear7323/
Louwer7322/
Lauyer7321/
Laveer7321/
Layerd7321/
Lahwir7321/
Llaber7318/
Laáber7317/
Lowerr7315/
Leweir7312/
Lowere738/
Lavher738/
Leewer738/
Lowier738/
Lowger737/
Lawire737/
Layver736/
Labher736/
Lawior736/
Lahuer736/
Laiher735/
Labeer735/
Lavetr734/
Lehwer733/
Lauier733/
Lewehr733/
Lauere733/
Laverd733/
Laever733/
Laawir733/
Laiver732/
Lyauer732/
Lasver732/
Lawhre732/
Lahyer732/
Loywer732/
Lowher732/
Labear732/
Lowear731/
Loweer731/
Loweyr731/
Llower731/
Laeuer731/
Laheir731/
Lawyre731/
Layeer731/
Layuer731/
Lauuer731/
Laajer731/
Laaver731/
Hlaver731/
Lauwre731/
Lajier731/
Laiert731/
Leywer731/
Lajeer731/
Labeir730/
Lowerz730/
Leweur730/
Lear6716,808/
Lair6712,331/
Laur677,978/
Lier676,834/
Leer674,224/
Loer671,381/
Luer67771/
Lachuer67402/
Leur67338/
Laverre67272/
Lowerre67266/
Laiouer67244/
Leir67214/
Lyer67153/
Layr67151/
Laivier6748/
Lahiere6742/
Leauber6733/
Leavere6731/
Laaouer6727/
Hlavere6712/
Lahaber6712/
Latvere6711/
Lahaver6710/
Louwere677/
Lajr677/
Leiwert675/
Laverød675/
Leiwere674/
Lauvier673/
Lassver672/
Lavhere672/
Leyr672/
Lauvert672/
Lejr672/
Leabher671/
Loweher671/
Laheere671/
Leavier671/
Lasuere671/
Lathver671/
Lauerre671/
Lauveer671/
Lavertt671/
Llaujer671/
Loowert671/
Léar671/
Leaouer671/
Leàr671/
Louwier671/
Laisuer671/
Lauverz671/
Lausuer670/
Leasuer670/
Lawhair670/
Layvere670/
Laswire670/
Lowherd670/
Laveare670/

Lawer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻌﻮﺭlwr-
Lawer in the Marathi language
लावेरlavera-

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