Lawak Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lawak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Indonesia1221:1,084,01078,297
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Lawak (67) may also be a first name.

Lawak Last Name Facts

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

Lawak is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lawak.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawak? popularity and diffusion

Lawak is the 828,895th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname Lawak is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Lawak reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 67 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 289,720. In South Africa Lawak is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 28 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 25 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 15 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 37 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Lawak Last Name Statistics demography

Lawak earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.35% less than the national average, earning R 120,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawack91290/
Lawake9139/
Lawaak913/
Lahwak912/
Lawag801,954/
Lowak80524/
Lewak80417/
Lavak8033/
Lawaq8024/
Lawok803/
Lewack73455/
Lowack73447/
Loewak73320/
Lavack73287/
Lavake73206/
Hlavak7361/
Laabak7345/
Lewaak7334/
Lowake7325/
Labakh736/
Hlawac733/
Labayk732/
Latvak732/
Lavaik731/
Lawhok731/
Laubak731/
Lowaik731/
Labakk731/
Labaak731/
Lawock731/
Leiwak731/
Lowuak731/
Levaak731/
Laybak731/
Lavayk730/
Liabakh67903/
Laubakh67242/
Lyabakh67169/
Lauback67112/
Lawague6755/
Leaback6749/
Laaback6711/
Laiback679/
Lavhake678/
Liabakk676/
Lahbaak671/
Lahwaiq671/
Laabakk671/
Leavack670/

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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 Lawak
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