Lauwai Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Lauwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
Lauwai (30) may also be a first name.
Lauwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lauwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lauwai is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Lauwai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lauwai? popularity and diffusion
Lauwai is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Lauwai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Lauwai are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lauwai is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 30 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Lauwai is most common in: Zamfara, where 59 percent are found, Sokoto, where 34 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Fiji, where 2 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
- 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 Lauwai
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