Lalwe Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Lalwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lalwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger411:468,09812,501
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lalwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lalwe is found most in Niger. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lalwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lalwe is the 2,843,861st most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lalwe are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 468,098. In Niger it is most numerous in: Diffa Region, where 95 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Niger Lalwe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lalwet9152/
Lailwe915/
Lalwey911/
Lallwe911/
Lalwed911/
Lalw89136/
Lalue80206/
Lalwi80170/
Lalbe8042/
Lalwa8033/
Lolwe809/
Lalve803/
Lallw801/
Lealw801/
Lalweicz771/
Laloue73852/
Laluet7379/
Lalbee7378/
Lalvee7348/
Lailwa7327/
Lalves7311/
Lalwai738/
Lalvée732/
Lalvey732/
Laluer732/
L'Albe731/
Laluea731/
Lalway731/
Lhalwi731/
Hlolwe731/
Lalwiz731/
Lolwer730/
Lalloue67166/
Lalouer6789/
Lalouet6719/
Lahalwa6710/
Lealuez676/
Latluea674/
Lallbee674/
Lalouee672/
Hlahlwa672/
Laalwai671/
Laalbee671/
Lealbee671/
Laulway670/

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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 Lalwe
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