Lway Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lway (33) may also be a first name.

Lway Last Name Facts

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

Lway is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lway.

How Common Is The Last Name Lway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Lway live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lway is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name globally, held by 33 people.

This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 3,148,790. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Java, where 100 percent live. Besides Indonesia it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwayo89860/
Lwaya89158/
Lwayi8982/
Lwayu8945/
Lwaye892/
Hlway891/
Lwa86114/
Lwy865/
Hlwayi80199/
Hlwaya8054/
Hlwayo807/
Lwaaya803/
Lwauya801/
Luay751,655/
Lwai75147/
Hlwa75127/
Lvay7565/
Lőwy7552/
Lwaj7527/
Lwey756/
Lbay756/
Llwa754/
Lwoy753/
Lwyd752/
Lwad752/
Lwyi752/
Lwha752/
Lwaz752/
Hlwy752/
Llwy751/
Lwaa751/
Lwah751/
Lwap751/
Lwhy751/
Lwoa751/
Lwea751/
Lwwa751/
Lwyh751/
Lwyo751/
Lhwa751/
Lwayaya7315/
Gliwa672,056/
Lweya671,884/
Luaya671,115/
Lwaji671,101/
Gliwy67912/
Lluay67322/
Lweyo67272/
Lweja67224/
Lwajo6753/
Hlwai6753/
Lwawe6748/
Lwiya6721/
Lőwey6715/
Lbahy6712/
Lwiye6711/
Lwoya678/
Lwaje675/
Lwatt675/
Luayo674/
Llwad674/
Lwhaa673/
Lwhai673/
Lwaja672/
Lwajd672/
Lwaha672/
Lwija672/
Lweye672/
Lbaye671/
Lvayi671/
Hllwy671/
Lwaie671/
Lwoye671/
Liuay671/
Lweyi671/
Luayu671/
Lwadz671/
Lua'y671/
Luayd671/
Lwaeh671/

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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 Lway
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