Lagwa Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Lagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lagwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Lagwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lagwa? popularity and diffusion
Lagwa is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Lagwa are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname Lagwa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria Lagwa is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 55 percent reside, Taraba, where 36 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Lagwa is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 27 percent reside and France, where 14 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 Lagwa
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