Lawison Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lawison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lawison (250) may also be a first name.

Lawison Last Name Facts

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

Lawison is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lawison.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawison? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lawison is the 7,593,402nd most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Lawison reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 563,826th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 250 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Lawison is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawaison931/
Laweison930/
Labison86165/
Lawisan86145/
Lavison8684/
Laweson866/
Lawesson8043/
Lavisson803/
Lawesong803/
Hlabison801/
Loweison801/
Lowisson800/
Lavissone751/
Lovison712,055/
Laveson7194/
Labisen7144/
Labisan7124/
Labisun7117/
Labizon714/
Lavizon713/
Labeson712/
Loweson712/
Lowisan711/
Lawesan711/
Lawizan711/
Lavisen710/
Lavesson67362/
Lovisone67329/
Louvison67140/
Lawesang6770/
Lowissen6716/
Lavisanh676/
Lyabizon672/
Lavoisen672/
Loveison671/
Labeason671/
Lovision671/
Lavayson671/

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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 Lawison
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