Al Lawan Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Al Lawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Lawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Al Lawan (29) may also be a first name.

Al Lawan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Lawan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Lawan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Al Lawan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Al Lawan is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name in the world, borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Borno, where 88 percent are found and Jigawa, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and Niger, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Lawane9410/
Al-Lawan884/
Al Lavan884/
Al Laban881/
Al-Laban75839/
Al Levan7577/
Al Laboun71518/
Al-Laabon711/
Al Louvain6729/
Al-Laboon591/

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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 Al Lawan
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