Lawr Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Lawr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada751:491,27542,011
United States721:5,034,152256,679
India211:36,526,923420,161
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Lawr (16) may also be a first name.

Lawr Last Name Facts

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

Lawr is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,281,391st most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Lawr reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 16 people.

Lawr is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 491,275. In Canada Lawr is most frequent in: Ontario, where 92 percent reside, New Brunswick, where 5 percent reside and British Columbia, where 1 percent reside. Beside Canada this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Lawr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lawr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 277 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lawr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lawr surname are 37.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lawr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning $38,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $49,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawre8947/
Lawrr891/
Lahwr891/
Lawrd891/
Laywer8013/
Lajwrh802/
Lawhre802/
Lauwre801/
Leawer801/
Labr7587/
Lowr756/
Lavr752/
Lewr750/
Leawere73189/
Lawrowa732/
Laweher731/
Lavre67122/
Lowre6773/
Laubr6756/
Lajvr6728/
Labrå678/
Leabr676/
Lajbr672/
Leavr671/
Leiwr671/

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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 Lawr
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