Lauwan Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Lauwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Lauwan (39) may also be a first name.
Lauwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lauwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lauwan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lauwan? popularity and diffusion
Lauwan is the 3,274,477th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Lauwan live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lauwan is also the 1,637,361st most widespread given name worldwide, held by 39 people.
The surname Lauwan is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is most common in: Gombe, where 57 percent live, Kano, where 32 percent live and Adamawa, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
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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 Lauwan
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