Lawy Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Lawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Iran961:799,81840,023
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
India181:42,614,743461,117
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lawy (147) may also be a first name.

Lawy Last Name Facts

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

Lawy (Arabic: لعوى) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lawy.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 842,714th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Lawy live; 37 percent live in North Africa and 37 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 760,591st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 147 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Besides Egypt this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 29 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Lawy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lawy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lawy Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lawy earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.8% less than the national average, earning $20,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.1% more than the national average, earning $87,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laway893,944/
Lawey89171/
Lawuy8943/
Lawoy8934/
Lawiy8916/
Lauwy898/
Lawys895/
Hlawy892/
Lawyd891/
Lawyz891/
Leaway80170/
Layway8033/
Laweye8027/
Lawysz8012/
Lauway8012/
Lahawy806/
Laweey805/
Lawoey805/
Laaway801/
Lahway801/
Liawhy801/
Lawysh801/
Laeway800/
Lawa7516,102/
Lawi7514,707/
Lawe755,723/
Laby753,020/
Lowy752,858/
Lavy752,508/
Lewy751,441/
Löwy75346/
Lawé756/
Léwy756/
Lawj751/
Lyaweye7316/
Lahaway736/
Lawaysh734/
Lawaaye731/
L'Awaya731/
Hllaway730/
Lachway730/
Labay679,480/
Lawai678,890/
Laboy678,633/
Laviy677,942/
Leavy675,643/
Levay671,871/
Lavoy671,630/
Lavey671,607/
Lowey671,278/
Loway671,177/
Loewy671,083/
Lewey671,032/
Lawei671,009/
Laweh67955/
Lauby67950/
Liawa67720/
Lévay67637/
Layva67456/
Hlawe67448/
Liawe67422/
Hlawa67386/
Lobay67369/
Leawj67314/
Lauwa67292/
Lawie67282/
Labey67254/
Lawee67195/
Lavay67194/
Leway67182/
Lovay67180/
Laiwa67167/
Labuy67151/
Lajwe6766/
Lauwe6748/
Leawi6742/
Lajwa6732/
Laawe6730/
Lawwa6727/
Lawoi6726/
Laiwe6724/
Labyi6721/
Lawaj6719/
Laewe6718/
Lawha6717/
Lawea6717/
Laawi6716/
Laybe6715/
Lajwi6714/
Leiwy6714/
Lyawe6713/
Lawej6711/
Lauwi6711/
Laawa6711/
Lawui6710/
Leawe6710/
Laywa6710/
Laaby6710/
Leaby679/
Lawaa679/
Lávay678/
Lawhe677/
Laiby677/
Lavys677/
Llawa676/
Lahwi675/
Lawue675/
Laybi675/
Lavyt675/
Laiwi674/
Lawii674/
Lawhi674/
Lavyo674/
Layue674/
Leawa673/
Labhy672/
Lowoy672/
Lawje672/
Lowiy671/
Llavy671/
Liawi671/
Lewyi671/
Layvy671/
Lavyi671/
Lawoj671/
Laavy671/
Laywe671/
Lawoa671/
Löwey671/
Lábay671/
Hlaby671/
Lehwy671/
Laivy671/
Labéy671/
Loiwy671/
Lowyp671/
Hlawi671/
Laywi671/
Lgawi671/
Lowyt671/
Lowyz671/
Labyh671/
Hlavy670/

Lawy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawy in the Arabic language
لعوىlwy-
لعويlwy-
لاوىlawy-
لاويlawy-
لوءيlwy-
لوىlwy-

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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 Lawy
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