Lawu Surname

96,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,3661:21,9492,774
South Africa1,0751:50,3986,393
Indonesia3621:365,32931,419
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Lawu (2,486) may also be a first name.

Lawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawu (Arabic: لوُ, Oriya: ଲମ୍୍ବୁ) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,070th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,471,637 people. The last name Lawu is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Lawu are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lawu is also the 148,093rd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 2,486 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,366 people, or 1 in 21,949. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Lawu Last Name Statistics demography

Lawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.36% less than the national average, earning R 115,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laiwu89317/
Lawou8984/
Lawau8984/
Lawuy8943/
Lawui8910/
Hlawu8910/
Laawu893/
Lawud892/
Lyawu892/
Liawu892/
Lawuh891/
Laewu891/
Lauwau8031/
Laiwui801/
Hlawgu801/
Lawuch801/
Lahawu801/
Laiwut801/
Liawau801/
Laeweu800/
Lawhud800/
Labu759,717/
Lavu753,439/
Lewu752,391/
Lowu75289/
Lawhous730/
Labou672,099/
Labau671,243/
Lawoe671,036/
Lavau67864/
Laibu67346/
Luowu67236/
Labhu67196/
Leabu67193/
Levau67164/
Labuy67151/
Laubu67151/
Liabu67127/
Laavu6767/
Lyavu6762/
Löbau6762/
Laabu6760/
Labui6754/
Lowou6754/
Lavhu6749/
Lavut6738/
Lavou6734/
Lavui6731/
Lavus6731/
Lobau6730/
Lavuš6720/
Hlavu6716/
Lawoo6716/
Lewau6715/
Laveu6715/
Leewu6714/
Labuj6714/
Leiwu6710/
Labeu678/
Lavud674/
Laivu673/
Lowuh672/
Leavu672/
Loewu671/
Lăbau671/
Laevu671/
Lhabu671/
Llavu671/
Lavgu671/
Llabu671/

Lawu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawu in the Oriya language
ଲମ୍୍ବୁlambu-
Lawu in the Arabic language
لوُlwu-

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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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  • 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 Lawu
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