Lawia Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Lawia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 107 | 1:1,235,974 | 86,893 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lawia (485) may also be a first name.
Lawia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lawia is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,537,949th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name Lawia is predominantly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Lawia are found; 57 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 385,996th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 485 people.
Lawia is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 1,235,974. In Indonesia Lawia is most numerous in: Papua, where 56 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 24 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 14 percent live. Beside Indonesia this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawiah | 91 | 59 | / |
| Lawija | 91 | 8 | / |
| Lauwia | 91 | 4 | / |
| Lahawia | 83 | 78 | / |
| Lawaiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lawijia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laweiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lawaija | 83 | 1 | / |
| Labia | 80 | 5,449 | / |
| Lavia | 80 | 3,744 | / |
| Lewia | 80 | 151 | / |
| Lawya | 80 | 82 | / |
| Lawio | 80 | 26 | / |
| Lowia | 80 | 17 | / |
| Lawja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lahawiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Labija | 73 | 1,343 | / |
| Lavias | 73 | 157 | / |
| Latvia | 73 | 46 | / |
| Laviat | 73 | 30 | / |
| Lawyea | 73 | 21 | / |
| Llavia | 73 | 20 | / |
| Laweya | 73 | 10 | / |
| Labiha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lhabia | 73 | 6 | / |
| Labiay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Laviad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Labhia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Laviea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Laevia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lawjai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lowiea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lewiay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Laweah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laabia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlabia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lewija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laybia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laviaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laviha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawyas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laubia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laviah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laibia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Llabia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lasuia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lavaija | 67 | 32 | / |
| Layweah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Labaiya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leaweha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lauweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Labeiia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leewiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laywhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llabija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavieaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Labijai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavegia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Lawia
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