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

Lawo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻭﻭ) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lawo is the 338,461st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,704,274 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 44 percent of Lawo live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 23 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 502,288th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 307 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 551,038. In Indonesia Lawo is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 90 percent are found, West Kalimantan, where 3 percent are found and Papua, where 3 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Lawo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lawo last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for 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
  • 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 Lawo
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