Lauwal Surname
Approximately 2,257 people bear this surname
Lauwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,257 | 1:78,486 | 5,587 |
Lauwal (2,120) may also be a first name.
Lauwal Demographics
Lauwal Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Lauwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lauwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lauwal is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lauwal? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lauwal is the 187,404th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,228,864 people. The last name Lauwal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lauwal reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 163,225th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,120 people.
The surname Lauwal is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,257 people, or 1 in 78,486. In Nigeria Lauwal is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 27 percent reside, Kebbi, where 25 percent reside and Sokoto, where 22 percent reside.
Lauwal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Lauwal last name is principally Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.
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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 Lauwal
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