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 occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lauwal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 187,404th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,228,864 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lauwal reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lauwal is also the 163,225th most prevalent given name globally, held by 2,120 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,257 people, or 1 in 78,486. In Nigeria it is most prevalent 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 predominantly 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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