Lawkan Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lawkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia611:72,2716,117
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Lawkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawkan is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lawkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,414,640th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lawkan are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 72,271. In Liberia Lawkan is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 75 percent live, Montserrado County, where 13 percent live and Margibi County, where 7 percent live. Aside from Liberia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leawkan921/
Laewkan921/
Lavkan8329/
Labkan839/
Lawqan831/
Lowkan831/
Labkhan772/
Lafkhan771/
Laubkhan719/
Leawkong711/
Laubkahn711/
Labkon6726/
Labcan676/
Lafcan672/
Lawcam671/
Lavcan671/
Lewkon671/
Lawcon671/
Lewcan671/
Labcain627/
Lobkain621/
Lowkoon621/
Hlowkong571/
Lefkon5024/
Lewcon509/
Lovcan507/
Labcon501/
Lobcan500/

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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 Lawkan
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