Lawun Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Lawun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lawun (25) may also be a first name.

Lawun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawun is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawun? popularity and diffusion

Lawun is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Lawun reside; 65 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 65 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 12 percent live and Thailand, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawhun91501/
Lawgun9139/
Lawoun912/
Lawuhn911/
Lawuung834/
Lawaung831/
Lawoung831/
Lawhoun831/
Liawhun831/
Lawhuin830/
Labun801,455/
Lawon80137/
Lavun80100/
Lewun8026/
Lawum805/
Lowun801/
Lachwund770/
Lawhon733,548/
Lawonn73182/
Leawon73140/
Laibun73107/
Lavung7366/
Laboun7346/
Labaun7346/
Labuin7338/
Liawon7328/
Laiwon7324/
Hlawon7318/
Lavoun7314/
Lavaun7313/
Lavuhn735/
Laywon735/
Lawhum733/
Lewuun733/
Levaun731/
Lobaun731/
Lahwon731/
Lavune731/
Leewun731/
Laybun731/
Liabun731/
Lewuhn731/
Leuwun731/
Laawon731/
Labhun731/
Laubun731/
Lowoun731/
Leabun731/
Leahwon676/
Lavutin673/
Labauhn672/
Lowoune671/
Leawonn671/
Lahabun671/
Leeweun671/
Layboun670/
Labuyhn670/

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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 Lawun
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