Lawta Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lawta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Lawta (10) may also be a first name.

Lawta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lawta is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Lawta occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Lawta are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Lawta is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Lawta is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Lawta is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawtai911/
Lawtha911/
Lafta80492/
Lawty80285/
Lawte8081/
Lawti8017/
Labta804/
Lewta800/
Lawto800/
Laftah73672/
Laftai73425/
Laftas73261/
Lawtey73173/
Lawtie73115/
Lawtoo7319/
Laftay7311/
Laftaa732/
Lowtai731/
Hlavta731/
Lahwti731/
Laftàa731/
Lhawti731/
Leabta731/
Lawthe730/
Lahawti671,861/
Lafthai67234/
Lafttah679/
Laftass674/
Lowthai671/
Laftaha671/
Leabtha671/
Lawtess671/
Lawftis670/

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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 Lawta
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