Lawo Surname

338,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2401:551,03844,419
Cameroon1821:114,11613,201
Nigeria1741:1,018,06242,870
Germany1551:519,39043,831
Philippines1071:946,15283,691
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Niger311:619,09715,317
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Benin291:356,40027,355
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Lawo (307) may also be a first name.

Lawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻭﻭ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 338,461st most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,704,274 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Lawo live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 23 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lawo is also the 502,288th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 307 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 551,038. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 90 percent reside, West Kalimantan, where 3 percent reside and Papua, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.

Lawo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lawo last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Lawo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.92% less than the national average, earning R 107,136 per year and in United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauwo891,236/
Lawuo89412/
Lawou8984/
Lawoy8934/
Lawoi8926/
Lawoh8917/
Lawoo8916/
Laewo896/
Liawo894/
Hlawo894/
Laiwo892/
Lawoj891/
Lawop891/
Lawoa891/
Lyawo891/
Leawo891/
Laawo891/
Lawwo891/
Laiwoo8027/
Laiwoi8017/
Lawood807/
Lawuho803/
Lajwoj801/
Lawoid801/
Lawois801/
Lawosz801/
Laiswo801/
Liawoa801/
Labo7533,505/
Lawa7516,102/
Lowo751,182/
Lavo75824/
Lewo75778/
Lahwoij731/
Laswood731/
Lawhood731/
Lawoods731/
Lawooij731/
Lawhous730/
Lauwood730/
Laboy678,633/
Lowoi672,724/
Labho672,580/
Labou672,099/
Lavoy671,630/
Liawa67720/
Lavos67615/
Leabo67598/
Lavoi67424/
Hlawa67386/
Lavoz67364/
Lawah67351/
Laboi67314/
Lauwa67292/
Laboo67262/
Liabo67216/
Laivo67201/
Laiwa67167/
Lhabo67156/
Lavot67137/
Laubo6793/
Hlavo6786/
Lavoo6776/
Laewa6760/
Lowou6754/
Lavoh6751/
Leiwo6750/
Lavou6734/
Lajwa6732/
Louwo6732/
Laboj6728/
Lawwa6727/
Laabo6726/
Lavoa6726/
Laibo6720/
Lowoh6719/
Lawha6717/
Lowoa6714/
Laybo6714/
Labuo6712/
Laawa6711/
Laywa6710/
Lawaa679/
Loowo678/
Lewoh677/
Leewo676/
Llawa676/
Laboň675/
Lahwa675/
Llabo675/
Lasuo674/
Lawua674/
Lyowo674/
Hlabo674/
Leawa673/
Lewoo672/
Loewo672/
Lowoy672/
Lachwood672/
Lajbo672/
Lowop671/
Lewho671/
Lewoj671/
Lavho671/
Lavod671/
Lajuo671/
Liowo671/
Lauvo671/
Laboë671/
Laboș671/
Leuwo671/
Leywo671/
Llavo671/
Lewuo671/
Lhawa671/

Lawo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﻭﻭlaww-

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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
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  • 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 Lawo
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