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 borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lawis is the 295,590th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Lawis reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Lawis is also the 800,975th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 134 people.

This surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,126 people, or 1 in 89,910. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Central Visayas, where 29 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 25 percent reside and Bicol, where 16 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines Lawis is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Lawis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lawis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lawis last name expanded 215 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lawis surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for 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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