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
The surname Lawkan is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawkan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,414,640th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lawkan live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 72,271. In Liberia Lawkan is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 75 percent live, Montserrado County, where 13 percent live and Margibi County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Liberia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.
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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