Lawtan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Lawtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lawtan Last Name Facts

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

Lawtan (Arabic: لوتان, Hindi: लौटन, Marathi: तन) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawtan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Lawtan are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Lawtan is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,407,265. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 42 percent live, South Holland, where 42 percent live and Drenthe, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Mauritius, where 20 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 20 percent live.

Lawtan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lawtan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lawtan last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawthan922/
Lawton8338,768/
Lowtan83237/
Labtan83235/
Laftan8358/
Lewtan8320/
Lavtan834/
Lawtam831/
Lowthan776/
Lawfton773/
Lawtone773/
Laftain772/
Lawtong771/
Laybtan771/
Lavthan771/
Lawtham771/
Lawthong7113/
Labtahan714/
Lowthain711/
Louwtang711/
Lewton671,309/
Lowton67983/
Labton67272/
Lafton6799/
Loftan679/
Leavtaine674/
Lavton672/
Lawtom672/
Leftan671/
Lavtam671/
Lowtam671/

Lawtan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawtan in the Hindi language
लौटनlautana-
Lawtan in the Marathi language
तनtana-
Lawtan in the Arabic language
لوتانlwtan-

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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 Lawtan
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