Lorway Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Lorway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada591:624,50251,218
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lorway (37) may also be a first name.

Lorway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lorway is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lorway.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,839,022nd most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. Lorway is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Lorway reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 37 people.

It is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 624,502. In Canada it is mostly found in: Nova Scotia, where 42 percent are found, Ontario, where 34 percent are found and Alberta, where 12 percent are found. Beside Canada this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Lorway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lorway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lorway surname increased 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lorway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lorway surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lorway earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.72% less than the national average, earning $42,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorwayo921/
Lorwa91193/
Lorwy910/
Larway83491/
Lerway8397/
Lorwai8357/
Lurway8329/
Lorwey837/
Lorwat834/
Lorwaa832/
Lorvay832/
Lorwua831/
Lurwayi77187/
Lurwayo775/
Lerwayi771/
Lorwyeh771/
Larwa73828/
Lorvy7325/
Lorwe7317/
Lorua7315/
Lerwa7311/
Lurwa734/
Lorba734/
Lorby734/
Lurhwayi719/
Lyarwaya711/
Larwuy67450/
Larwah6778/
Larwea677/
Lorzua675/
Larwas674/
Larwey673/
Lourba672/
Larwhy672/
Laurwa672/
Lurwai671/
Lerwah671/
Lorwei671/
Lorwue671/
Lorwee671/
Loruah671/
Lorwer671/
Lourwe671/
Luhrwa671/
Larbay671/
L'Horwatt671/
Lurwau671/
Larvay670/
Lorbey670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lorway
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