Lwy Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Yemen

Lwy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Lwy (20) may also be a first name.

Lwy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lwy occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lwy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Lwy is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Lwy live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Tai-Asia. Lwy is also the 2,446,817th most common given name internationally, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 35,319,172. In Thailand Lwy is most frequent in: Udon Thani Province, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Thailand this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside and Sudan, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lway8674/
Lőwy8652/
Lwey866/
Lwoy863/
Hlwy862/
Lwyd862/
Lwyi862/
Lwyo861/
Lwyh861/
Lwhy861/
Llwy861/
Gliwy75912/
Lőwey7515/
Hlway751/
Hllwy751/
Lwi67174/
Lwa67114/
Lwe6746/
Lby6715/
Lwaaya673/
Lwj671/
Lvy671/

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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 Lwy
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