Lawin Surname

163,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Lawin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,3101:7,8901,083
Thailand4011:176,15528,559
Germany2371:339,68533,336
Malaysia1891:156,0549,695
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
France591:1,125,809120,603
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Poland521:730,93760,459
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Marshall Islands91:5,758971
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Lawin (611) may also be a first name.

Lawin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawin (Hindi: लाविन, Marathi: लवीन, Oriya: ଲିୱିନ) is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lawin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawin? popularity and diffusion

Lawin is the 163,213th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,737,621 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Lawin reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lawin is also the 337,969th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 611 people.

The last name Lawin is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 1,310 people, or 1 in 7,890. In Benin Lawin is most prevalent in: Collines Department, where 70 percent live, Zou Department, where 14 percent live and Borgou Department, where 8 percent live. Barring Benin it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Lawin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lawin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 304 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lawin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lawin last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lawin surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Lawin earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.46% more than the national average, earning $51,545 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawien9186/
Lawine9114/
Liawin9110/
Lawain9110/
Hlawin918/
Lawind917/
Laiwin915/
Lawein911/
Lawoin911/
Lawhin910/
Lauwin910/
Lawn894,036/
Laawine83137/
Lahawin83100/
Laywine839/
Laweine834/
Laiwint833/
Lawaine830/
Lawhuin830/
Lewin8024,338/
Labin801,213/
Lowin80874/
Lawen80402/
Lawne8088/
Lawhn8031/
Löwin8015/
Hlawn8010/
Lawén801/
Laivn801/
Lawyn801/
Lèwin801/
Lawnk801/
Lawwn801/
Laibn800/
Lawnn800/
Lawnt800/
Lauwen73444/
Lowien73369/
Lewien73315/
Laubin73190/
Laiben73175/
Löwing73155/
Laewen7359/
Labijn7339/
Laibin7336/
Lewinn7333/
Lajuin7330/
Laiven7320/
Loewin7318/
Lawene7317/
Lohwin7314/
Hlabin7313/
Lawean7312/
Laiwen7312/
Lowein739/
Lasuin737/
Lewijn737/
Hlawng734/
Lewwin733/
Lawenn732/
Liabin732/
Loiwin732/
Lahuin731/
Lahbin731/
Lauwnd731/
Laybin731/
Lawaen731/
Lowhin731/
Louwin731/
Llewin731/
Lowine731/
Lowain731/
Loowin731/
Lowgin731/
Lawhen730/
Lown672,598/
Labn67146/
Lyawene6796/
Louwien6754/
Lauhuin6742/
Lathuin6734/
Lewn6720/
Löhwing6717/
L'Aubin6713/
Lavn678/
Lawayne677/
Lochwin674/
Loewien673/
Lasuing673/
Lohwing671/
Laivene671/
Loywing671/
Laiwaen671/
Leauwen670/
Lawenhe670/

Lawin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawin in the Hindi language
लाविनlavina-
Lawin in the Oriya language
ଲିୱିନliwina-
Lawin in the Marathi language
लवीनlavina-

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Lawin Reference & Research

Law DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Law FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Lawin
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