Lawgaw Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lawgaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawgaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Lawgaw (17) may also be a first name.

Lawgaw Last Name Facts

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

Lawgaw is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawgaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Lawgaw reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 17 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Barring Ethiopia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawigaw921/
Lagaw915/
Lagauw8370/
Laghaw837/
Lagaew835/
Lewgaw830/
Lakwuaw773/
Lawkeaw772/
Lawkaew771/
Lagayaw771/
Lawgaff771/
Lakaw7374/
Ligaw7323/
Logaw736/
Lugaw732/
Lacaw732/
Legaw731/
Laowkaew711/
Lakeaw6725/
Lachaw679/
Leogaw674/
Lakhaw671/
Lakiaw671/
Legaew671/
Lafghaf621/

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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 Lawgaw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis