Lawris Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lawris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Lawris (46) may also be a first name.

Lawris Last Name Facts

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

Lawris is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawris? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Lawris occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Lawris reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lawris is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 46 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Lawris is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Lawris is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and The Philippines, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawrisz921/
Lawrish920/
Lauwrijs861/
Labris83291/
Lavris8356/
Lawres8351/
Lowris8317/
Lewris8315/
Lawritsch802/
Labrish77688/
Lavrijs7751/
Leabris7750/
Llabris7732/
Lawrysh7728/
Lowries7722/
Lauwres7719/
Lavrish7719/
Louwris7715/
Lawrese776/
Labrais776/
Lauwrys775/
Lawrice775/
Lawrysz772/
Lawresz772/
Lavrais771/
Lawrich771/
Labrois770/
Lowrish770/
Lauvrijs7135/
Labrisch712/
Lauwreys712/
Lawrysch711/
Laubrish711/
Laibrais711/
Lavroise710/
Lavric674,005/
Lavrič671,774/
Labres671,494/
Lavrys67255/
Lavres67165/
Lowres6769/
Labrys6715/
Lövris678/
Lovris674/
Labriz674/
Lobris673/
Lowric672/
Lowrys671/
Lewres671/
Levris670/

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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 Lawris
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