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Where Does The Last Name Lawal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lawal (Arabic: علوال, Hindi: लवाल) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 649^th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,709 people. The surname Lawal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lawal are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,636^th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 392,786 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 818,304 people, or 1 in 216. In Nigeria Lawal is most frequent in: Katsina, where 31 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Kaduna, where 10 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 92 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Lawal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lawal surname is principally Muslim (84%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Lawal last name are 9.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Lawal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.73% more than the national average, earning R 358,200 per year; in United States they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $41,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% less than the national average, earning $45,596 CAD per year.