Lauali Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Lauali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lauali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Lauali (63) may also be a first name.

Lauali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lauali is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lauali? popularity and diffusion

Lauali is the 3,373,373rd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lauali are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lauali is also the 1,234,572nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 63 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 50 percent live, Zamfara, where 45 percent live and Kano, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 32 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laueali921/
Llauali921/
Laualie921/
Laualia921/
Laiouali865/
Louali836,397/
Laouli835,134/
Luhali8375/
Lauale8345/
Laeali8318/
Laauli838/
Leaali837/
Lauala832/
Loauli831/
Luoali831/
Laayali77478/
Loualid77330/
Loualia77236/
Louasli77203/
Laoulai77112/
Loualhi77105/
Lahouli7729/
Laweali7724/
Lagiali7723/
Luealoi777/
Louaili775/
Laoulia774/
Laijali773/
Laaouli772/
Loualli772/
Lyauala771/
L'Ouali771/
Luhaliy771/
Leahali771/
Lauolia771/
Laualla771/
La'auli771/
Lajhali771/
Laoulii771/
Laaulai771/
Laouloi771/
Lhaouli771/
Hlaouli771/
Loualih771/
Loualit771/
Leuayli771/
Leualid771/
Lajaali771/
Laualle770/
Laoli7316,308/
Loali73297/
Louahlia71313/
Loualich7110/
Lajahali716/
Louhalia711/
Lauallee711/
Laualley711/
Hlaoli67847/
Laoula67477/
Louale67390/
Louala67311/
Luhale67284/
Louoli67101/
Laoule6777/
Laouly6763/
Laoili6752/
Laholi6750/
Loualy6713/
Luholi6711/
Lohali6711/
Laolio676/
Laoliy676/
Lauola672/
Hloali672/
Laoloi671/
Llaoli671/
Laolia671/
Laaule671/
Laajahali671/
Laolai671/
Loualé671/
Luyoli671/

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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
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  • 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 Lauali
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