Lavalah Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Lavalah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 72 | 1:61,230 | 5,350 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lavalah (16) may also be a first name.
Lavalah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lavalah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lavalah is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lavalah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lavalah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Lavalah is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name globally, borne by 16 people.
Lavalah is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 61,230. In Liberia Lavalah is mostly concentrated in: Lofa County, where 67 percent live, Montserrado County, where 21 percent live and Margibi County, where 6 percent live. Not including Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 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 Lavalah
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