Lawir Surname
Approximately 479 people bear this surname
Lawir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 446 | 1:46,567 | 6,120 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Lawir (15) may also be a first name.
Lawir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lawir is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 636,210th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. Lawir is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lawir reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 446 people, or 1 in 46,567. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 85 percent live, Centre Region, where 9 percent live and Southwest Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Cameroon Lawir exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahwir | 91 | 21 | / |
| Lawier | 91 | 7 | / |
| Lawire | 91 | 7 | / |
| Lawior | 91 | 6 | / |
| Laawir | 91 | 3 | / |
| Laswire | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lawhair | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lawer | 80 | 7,973 | / |
| Labir | 80 | 324 | / |
| Lewir | 80 | 74 | / |
| Lawre | 80 | 47 | / |
| Lavir | 80 | 45 | / |
| Lawyr | 80 | 9 | / |
| Lowir | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lyawaire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lavier | 73 | 1,319 | / |
| Lewier | 73 | 568 | / |
| Lawerh | 73 | 485 | / |
| Laiber | 73 | 424 | / |
| Lawere | 73 | 281 | / |
| Lavoir | 73 | 133 | / |
| Lavair | 73 | 86 | / |
| Levair | 73 | 85 | / |
| Lavire | 73 | 75 | / |
| Labair | 73 | 62 | / |
| Lauwer | 73 | 61 | / |
| Laywer | 73 | 13 | / |
| Leweir | 73 | 12 | / |
| Lowier | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lajwer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lawger | 73 | 3 | / |
| Leabir | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lawhre | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lowire | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lahwer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laiver | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laabir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawear | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawerz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lauwre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laweyr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laewer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawerr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lavirr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawyre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leawer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lovair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lawert | 73 | 1 | / |
| Labeir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leavir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lasuir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lewair | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lewoir | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lavaire | 67 | 1,020 | / |
| Laiouer | 67 | 244 | / |
| Leawere | 67 | 189 | / |
| Laivier | 67 | 48 | / |
| Lavoire | 67 | 38 | / |
| Labhair | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lauvier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lauwere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lauwert | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lahawer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louwier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauwerd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lachvir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Labairr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laweher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauvire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leavier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laisuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leavire | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lawerre | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lawir
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