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

The last name Lawal (Arabic: علوال, Hindi: लवाल) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

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

Lawal is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 818,304 people, or 1 in 216. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Katsina, where 31 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Kaduna, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 92 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Lawal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lawal last name is predominantly Muslim (84%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Lawal surname are 9.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.61% being registered with 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.