Lawis Surname

295,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Lawis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,1261:89,91015,674
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
England241:2,321,58686,519
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Lawis (134) may also be a first name.

Lawis Last Name Facts

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

Lawis is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 295,590th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. The surname Lawis is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Lawis live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Lawis is also the 800,975th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 134 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,126 people, or 1 in 89,910. In The Philippines Lawis is most common in: Central Visayas, where 29 percent live, Calabarzon, where 25 percent live and Bicol, where 16 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Lawis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lawis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 215 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lawis surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lawis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning $37,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.69% less than the national average, earning $32,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauwis9175/
Liawis9114/
Lawish912/
Laiwis911/
Lawies911/
Lawisz911/
Lawois911/
Laewis910/
Leawis910/
Lawisch83283/
Lahwise839/
Laweiss831/
Lawiess831/
Lawiesz831/
Lauweis831/
Lewis80995,193/
Lawes806,296/
Labis805,644/
Lavis804,198/
Lowis802,228/
Löwis807/
Lawys805/
Lawic802/
Léwis801/
Lawix801/
Lawitsch7715/
Lawaisse7710/
Laswisse773/
Lewies732,545/
Labois73473/
Lowies73427/
Labisz73393/
Latvis73356/
Lavish73258/
Leewis73238/
Lavios73236/
Leavis73203/
Laubis73187/
Lowijs73146/
Labish73123/
Lavies73113/
Lowisz73106/
Levais73100/
Lavois7383/
Laybis7378/
Lewiss7367/
Lowish7367/
Lewish7357/
Lobais7336/
Lowiss7326/
Leweis7323/
Laviss7323/
Lawese7319/
Lavise7316/
Lawess7315/
Lawysz7312/
Lewwis7312/
Lahbis7311/
Lahvis7310/
Llewis739/
Laivys739/
Lovais738/
Lawich738/
Lewuis737/
Loewis736/
Lauvis736/
Lasuis736/
Laibes734/
Louwis734/
Labais734/
Lowise734/
Hlewis733/
Lavais733/
Laibis733/
Lyabis732/
Layuis732/
Lhawes732/
Lawees732/
Laveis732/
Lauwes732/
Laives731/
Leuwis731/
Leiwis731/
Lewois731/
Labiss731/
Laabis731/
Lawysh731/
Lajuis731/
Loowis730/
Loweis730/
Lawice730/
Lewisz730/
Lavisse671,327/
Louwies67243/
Lewisch67158/
Lavoise6786/
Laibuis6776/
Laveist6764/
Laibois6753/
Lavaise6745/
Löwisch6738/
Lavisch6736/
Lowisch6731/
Leuvais6714/
Leaviss6711/
Lawaich6711/
Lawayse679/
Laiboys678/
L'Lewis678/
Loewies677/
Louvais675/
Leewish674/
Laabiss674/
Lahbiss674/
Loewish674/
Lawaysh674/
Labhais673/
D'Lewis672/
Lahbish672/
Laubish671/
Leweiss671/
Lahwoij671/
Lawwess671/
Lovaise671/
Louwise671/
Lawooij671/
L'Hawes671/
Labheis671/
Lavishh671/
Lowaist671/
Lachuis671/
Lauveis671/
Leivais670/
Lawoice670/
Lowhuis670/
Leavish670/
Lewhiss670/
Lauvish670/
Lahuise670/

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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 Lawis
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