Lanwa Surname
Approximately 535 people bear this surname
Lanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 335 | 1:528,784 | 26,031 |
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Marshall Islands | 23 | 1:2,253 | 529 |
| Nepal | 18 | 1:1,582,275 | 7,357 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lanwa (95) may also be a first name.
Lanwa Demographics
Lanwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Lanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lanwa occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 585,091st most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. The surname Lanwa is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Lanwa live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most numerous given name internationally, held by 95 people.
The last name Lanwa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 528,784. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kano, where 96 percent live, Gombe, where 1 percent live and Kogi, where 1 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
Lanwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanway | 91 | 172 | / |
| Lianwa | 91 | 8 | / |
| Lanwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lainwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Laanwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lasinwa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Latinwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lianhwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lyanwua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lannway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lanwi | 80 | 1,488 | / |
| Lamwa | 80 | 494 | / |
| Lanwe | 80 | 239 | / |
| Lanwo | 80 | 165 | / |
| Lanba | 80 | 98 | / |
| Lonwa | 80 | 45 | / |
| Lanua | 80 | 43 | / |
| Lanva | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lassinwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Leanwhat | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lanvad | 73 | 249 | / |
| Lamwai | 73 | 151 | / |
| Lanwei | 73 | 49 | / |
| Lamwas | 73 | 42 | / |
| Lainua | 73 | 37 | / |
| Lanvat | 73 | 25 | / |
| Lanwes | 73 | 21 | / |
| Lanhua | 73 | 11 | / |
| Lanbai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lanweh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lanmba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lanbay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lanbau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lanuea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lamwat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laynwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lanwie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Liamwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hlanba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Launwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lagnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lonwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lonwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lanvau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lanwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlonwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lanbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laanwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lonway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Llanua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lanvay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lanwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lanwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lamnwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laanwe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laassenwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanwehr | 67 | 246 | / |
| Liamwua | 67 | 172 | / |
| Launuha | 67 | 90 | / |
| Lianhua | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lanuhay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lajnvaš | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lianwei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lamwatt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lannuea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lanmbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlonwga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlenhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Latimwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lonhway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leamwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lanwith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lanwich | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lanwitt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lamways | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lanwa
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