Lawess Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lawess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lawess Last Name Facts

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

Lawess is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawess? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Lawess reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Lawess is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Beside South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent live.

Lawess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lawess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lawess surname declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lawess Last Name Statistics demography

Lawess earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.4% less than the national average, earning R 72,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawwess921/
Laweiss921/
Lawiess921/
Lawes916,296/
Lawese8319/
Lowess8317/
Labess8310/
Lajess836/
Lhawes832/
Lawees832/
Lauwes832/
Lawies831/
Layess831/
Lavess831/
Lewess830/
Laes80893/
Lehwess7714/
Leweiss771/
Layhess771/
Lawiesz771/
L'Hawes771/
Laiesse771/
Lauweis771/
Layessh770/
Lowes737,849/
Layes732,241/
Leiss732,225/
Labes731,886/
Lawis731,290/
Liess731,226/
Laves73440/
Lauss73291/
Loess73274/
Lewes73273/
Lajes73261/
Laiss73157/
Laies7357/
Leess7341/
Leass7332/
Leyss7329/
Llaes7322/
Laues7314/
Löwes7310/
Laesh739/
Lawys735/
Leuss733/
Luess732/
Lawez731/
Liaes731/
Lawaisse7110/
Laswisse713/
Louwesse712/
Lhaouess711/
Laisse678,743/
Leaves674,052/
Lewies672,545/
Layese67778/
Louwes67691/
Llaves67640/
Lowies67427/
Laesch67427/
Lavest67292/
Leisse67290/
Lagies67281/
Laoues67266/
Laveus67139/
Lavies67113/
Lausse6794/
Leviss6777/
Lauwis6775/
Lagges6773/
Leewes6772/
Lewiss6767/
Lauest6758/
Llayes6745/
Lauese6740/
Leiwes6730/
Labesh6729/
Lauves6729/
Lowiss6726/
Laabes6724/
Hleiss6723/
Leweis6723/
Laviss6723/
Hlaves6722/
Lawetz6721/
Lavesh6721/
Lovess6719/
Layass6717/
Liawis6714/
Lavets6713/
Leusse6712/
Lawysz6712/
Leyass6710/
Loewes6710/
Liayes679/
Lobess676/
Liabes676/
Lasuis676/
Louess676/
Laysse675/
Lleiss674/
Laibes674/
Llabes674/
Llauss674/
Lahies674/
Labhes673/
Lhayes673/
Lowees672/
Leysse672/
Leweus672/
Lawish672/
Lyabes672/
Laveis672/
Lowese672/
Laives671/
Layesh671/
Loweds671/
Levess671/
Lewues671/
Leuiss671/
Lahues671/
Laiese671/
Laiwis671/
Lajoss671/
Laubes671/
Hleyss671/
Leasse671/
Lahouesse671/
Labees671/
Liyass671/
Lawisz671/
Lawois671/
Layees671/
Labejs671/
Labeïs671/
Labiss671/
Lewesz671/
Lawysh671/
Lahbes671/
Laweez671/
Loowes670/
Luiwes670/
Layhes670/
Llaiss670/
Lawgez670/
Loyass670/
Lyaies670/
Loweis670/
Lawice670/
Laewis670/
Leawis670/

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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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  • 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 Lawess
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