Laawal Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Laawal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Laawal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laawal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laawal occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laawal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Laawal is the 2,168,711th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Laawal are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria Laawal is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 27 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Kaduna, where 11 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Laawal
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