Lorwoe Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lorwoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorwoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia321:137,76710,163
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694

Lorwoe (74) may also be a first name.

Lorwoe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lorwoe is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lorwoe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorwoe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Lorwoe is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Lorwoe reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 74 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 137,767. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Bong County, where 47 percent reside, Margibi County, where 28 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 25 percent reside. Not including Liberia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Larwoe833/
Lorwoo831/
Lorboe831/
Lorwuoi771/
Lorwu731/
Lorvão6769/
Larwou676/
Larboe671/
Lorveus62547/
Larwu5515/
Lorbu558/
Larwuy50450/
Larwui5030/
Hlorbu501/

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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 Lorwoe
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