Lawkan Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Lawkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 61 | 1:72,271 | 6,117 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Lawkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lawkan occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawkan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,414,640th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lawkan reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name Lawkan is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 72,271. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 75 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 13 percent reside and Margibi County, where 7 percent reside. Barring Liberia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 2 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leawkan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Laewkan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lavkan | 83 | 29 | / |
| Labkan | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lawqan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lowkan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Labkhan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lafkhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laubkhan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Leawkong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laubkahn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Labkon | 67 | 26 | / |
| Labcan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lafcan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lawcam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavcan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewkon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawcon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewcan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Labcain | 62 | 7 | / |
| Lobkain | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lowkoon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hlowkong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lefkon | 50 | 24 | / |
| Lewcon | 50 | 9 | / |
| Lovcan | 50 | 7 | / |
| Labcon | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lobcan | 50 | 0 | / |
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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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