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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 more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lawal click here.

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

Lawal is the 649^th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,709 people. The surname Lawal occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lawal live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lawal is also the 2,636^th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 392,786 people.

Lawal is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 818,304 people, or 1 in 216. In Nigeria Lawal is primarily found in: Katsina, where 31 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Kaduna, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Lawal occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Lawal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lawal last name is chiefly Muslim (84%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Lawal are 9.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.61% being registered to vote for the political 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.