Worldwide, ลาวี (Lawi 
, ลาวี 
, Lrawi 
) is quite a common largely masculine, but uncommonly female forename. The first name ลาวี is habitual in Tanzania, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Nigeria, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but seldom girly name. Likewise, ลาวี is the last name as well as the forename.