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 found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawia? popularity and diffusion
Lawia is the 1,537,949th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Lawia live; 57 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 385,996th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 485 people.
This surname is most numerous 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 are found, Central Sulawesi, where 24 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Lawia is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
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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