Lawra Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Lawra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lawra (343) may also be a first name.

Lawra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawra (Arabic: لوراء) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lawra.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Lawra are found; 26 percent are found in East Africa and 21 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Lawra is also the 471,283rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 343 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Outside of Ethiopia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and The Philippines, where 16 percent are found.

Lawra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lawra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lawra surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawray9113/
Lawrea911/
Lawrah910/
Lawraya832/
Lauwraa832/
Labra8021,550/
Lawry804,280/
Lavra80876/
Lawro8066/
Lawre8047/
Lawri8035/
Lowra801/
Lawrie7313,186/
Lawrey73882/
Lavrat73317/
Labrea73247/
Lavras73240/
Liabra73135/
Lavrač73104/
Llabra7391/
Labraa7355/
Labray7310/
Lowray739/
Laabra738/
Lavrad735/
Lgawri734/
Labrai733/
Lawrio733/
Laubra733/
Lavray733/
Labrêa733/
Lawhre732/
Lauwry732/
Labraj731/
Leabra731/
Lavrha731/
Lauwre731/
Lawruy731/
Lawhri731/
Lavrea731/
Lawrei731/
Lowras731/
Lowrad731/
Lawreu730/
Lawrge730/
Lawrry730/
Lawree730/
Lawroy730/
Lauvray67446/
Leawere67189/
Lavreha67143/
Labreau6750/
Lawrysh6728/
Lauwres6719/
Laubray676/
Lauwrys675/
Lavraud675/
Lawresz672/
Laywrie671/
Lawrich671/
Lawrisz671/
Lavrais671/
Lawrish670/
Lawretz670/

Lawra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawra in the Arabic language
لوراءlwra-

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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
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  • 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 Lawra
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