Lawalli Surname
Approximately 1,305 people bear this surname
Lawalli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,291 | 1:137,214 | 8,850 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Lawalli (969) may also be a first name.
Lawalli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawalli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lawalli is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawalli? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 292,829th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,584,326 people. The last name Lawalli occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lawalli are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 259,003rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 969 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,291 people, or 1 in 137,214. In Nigeria Lawalli is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 60 percent live, Sokoto, where 20 percent live and Gombe, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 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 Lawalli
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