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

The last name Lawis has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lawis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 295,590^th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Lawis are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Lawis is also the 800,975^th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 134 people.

Lawis is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,126 people, or 1 in 89,910. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 29 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 25 percent are found and Bicol, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Lawis Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lawis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lawis surname increased 215 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being 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.