Lawain Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Lawain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Lawain (39) may also be a first name.
Lawain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lawain has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lawain.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawain? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lawain is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Lawain live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lawain is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 39 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 33 percent live, West Region, where 33 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 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 Lawain
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