Lawoi Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Lawoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Lawoi (15) may also be a first name.
Lawoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lawoi is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawoi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Lawoi live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Lawoi is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Lawoi is most numerous in: New Ireland, where 57 percent reside, Madang, where 36 percent reside and National Capital District, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 27 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Lawoi
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