Lamuwa Surname

148,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lamuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,9721:59,6044,455
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Lamuwa (1,594) may also be a first name.

Lamuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lamuwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamuwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 148,508th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,447,950 people. Lamuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lamuwa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 193,611th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 1,594 people.

The last name Lamuwa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,972 people, or 1 in 59,604. In Nigeria Lamuwa is most frequent in: Borno, where 73 percent are found, Gombe, where 17 percent are found and Adamawa, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent are found.

Lamuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lamuwa last name is chiefly Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liamuwua864/
Lemuwa8377/
Lamuba8323/
Lomuwa837/
Lamiwa834/
Lamueva7792/
Lomauwa772/
Lyamuba771/
Lamiva672/
Lomuwo671/
Lamauve6282/
Lamieva6219/
Lamusuo6213/
Lomueva624/
Lamoubou571/
Lyamieva571/
Lomowo501/

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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 Lamuwa
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