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 has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lawir.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 636,210th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. Lawir is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lawir live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lawir is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 446 people, or 1 in 46,567. In Cameroon Lawir is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 85 percent are found, Centre Region, where 9 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
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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