Lagwai Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Lagwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 46 | 1:12,609 | 2,306 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
Lagwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lagwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lagwai is found in The Solomon Islands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lagwai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lagwai is the 2,506,728th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Lagwai live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Solomonic Oceania.
This surname is most frequently used in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 12,609. In The Solomon Islands Lagwai is most numerous in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent are found. Not including The Solomon Islands this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found.
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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 Lagwai
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