Lawuo Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lawuo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawuo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2961:178,85715,600
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Liberia181:244,91915,115
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lawuo (304) may also be a first name.

Lawuo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawuo is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawuo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 711,133rd most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Lawuo reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lawuo is also the 504,994th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 304 people.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 178,857. In Tanzania Lawuo is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 47 percent live, Pwani Region, where 21 percent live and Arusha Region, where 18 percent live. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Liberia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawuho913/
Lawo891,087/
Lauwo801,236/
Laubo8093/
Lawou8084/
Lawoy8034/
Lawoi8026/
Lawoh8017/
Lawoo8016/
Labuo8012/
Laewo806/
Hlawo804/
Liawo804/
Lasuo804/
Lawua804/
Laiwo802/
Laawo801/
Lawwo801/
Lewuo801/
Lawoj801/
Lawop801/
Lawoa801/
Lyawo801/
Lajuo801/
Leawo801/
Lauvo801/
Laiwoo7327/
Laubou7318/
Laiwoi7317/
Laevuo737/
Lauvot737/
Lawood737/
Lauvos733/
Laihuo732/
Laisuo731/
Liawoa731/
Liawau731/
Lajwoj731/
Lasuoe731/
Lawoid731/
Liawua731/
Lowuot731/
Lawosz731/
Laubuo731/
Lawois731/
Laiswo731/
Lauboy731/
Laeweu730/
Lawuah730/
Labo6733,505/
Lawa6716,102/
Lowo671,182/
Lavo67824/
Lewo67778/
Hlajuoe6764/
Lawooij671/
Lawoods671/
Lawhood671/
Laswood671/
Lahwoij671/
Lauwood670/
Lawhous670/

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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 Lawuo
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