Lawir Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lawir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4461:46,5676,120
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

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

The last name Lawir is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawir? popularity and diffusion

Lawir is the 636,210th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lawir reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lawir is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name globally, held by 15 people.

This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 446 people, or 1 in 46,567. In Cameroon Lawir is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 85 percent reside, Centre Region, where 9 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lahwir9121/
Lawier917/
Lawire917/
Lawior916/
Laawir913/
Laswire830/
Lawhair830/
Lawer807,973/
Labir80324/
Lewir8074/
Lawre8047/
Lavir8045/
Lawyr809/
Lowir806/
Lyawaire771/
Lavier731,319/
Lewier73568/
Lawerh73485/
Laiber73424/
Lawere73281/
Lavoir73133/
Lavair7386/
Levair7385/
Lavire7375/
Labair7362/
Lauwer7361/
Laywer7313/
Leweir7312/
Lowier738/
Lajwer734/
Lawger733/
Leabir733/
Lawhre732/
Lowire732/
Lahwer732/
Laiver732/
Laabir731/
Lawear731/
Lawerz731/
Lauwre731/
Laweyr731/
Laewer731/
Lawher731/
Lawerr731/
Lavirr731/
Lawyre731/
Leawer731/
Lovair731/
Lawert731/
Labeir730/
Leavir730/
Lasuir730/
Lewair730/
Lewoir730/
Lavaire671,020/
Laiouer67244/
Leawere67189/
Laivier6748/
Lavoire6738/
Labhair673/
Lauvier673/
Lauwere672/
Lauwert672/
Lahawer671/
Lovaire671/
Louwier671/
Lauwerd671/
Lachvir671/
Labairr671/
Laweher671/
Lauvire671/
Leavier671/
Laisuer671/
Leavire670/
Lawerre670/

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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 Lawir
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