Lawiri Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lawiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Lawiri (39) may also be a first name.

Lawiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lawiri has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Lawiri are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lawiri is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name Lawiri is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Lamwo District, where 88 percent reside and Gulu District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Uganda Lawiri exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawira83670/
Labiri83137/
Lawuri8346/
Laweri8335/
Lawire837/
Laviri833/
Lavieri77995/
Labhiri77278/
Lauwira7718/
Labairi779/
Laabiri774/
Laivuri772/
Lawiere771/
Laweris771/
Laviris771/
Lawerie771/
Laswire770/
Labhairi71376/
Lauwerie71187/
Lobairai7116/
Liasweri7115/
Laabairi719/
Lahbairi718/
Liaviori711/
Lyawaire711/
Lavierie710/
Leavirit710/
Lavuri674,027/
Lawery67479/
Lawere67281/
Lowira67249/
Lawera67249/
Leweri67245/
Lauwerijs67155/
Laveri67131/
Lavire6775/
Lavira6741/
Laberi6732/
Lawure6727/
Labire6727/
Lobiri6719/
Leviri6714/
Loweri673/
Lowire672/
Lowiry671/
Lawyre671/
Lewire671/
Laiwisruy671/
Laviry670/
Lawyra670/

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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 Lawiri
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