Lawam Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Lawam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 337 | 1:525,646 | 25,906 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Lawam (223) may also be a first name.
Lawam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lawam is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 773,729th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lawam reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lawam is also the 603,623rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 223 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 525,646. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 29 percent are found, Jigawa, where 28 percent are found and Yobe, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lajwam | 91 | 4 | / |
| Lawame | 91 | 4 | / |
| Lawham | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lawwam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lajwaam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lawan | 80 | 307,078 | / |
| Lowam | 80 | 207 | / |
| Lavam | 80 | 196 | / |
| Labam | 80 | 44 | / |
| Lewam | 80 | 34 | / |
| Lawom | 80 | 10 | / |
| Lawane | 73 | 6,451 | / |
| Lawaan | 73 | 459 | / |
| Liawan | 73 | 391 | / |
| Lowham | 73 | 157 | / |
| Laiwan | 73 | 114 | / |
| Lauwan | 73 | 36 | / |
| Labaim | 73 | 35 | / |
| Laawan | 73 | 26 | / |
| Lahwan | 73 | 24 | / |
| Labaum | 73 | 24 | / |
| Laywan | 73 | 14 | / |
| Lawean | 73 | 12 | / |
| Lawhan | 73 | 11 | / |
| Lawain | 73 | 10 | / |
| Lawwan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lawann | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hlawan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Labham | 73 | 5 | / |
| Llawan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lawuan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lawhom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lawomn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlabam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lhawan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laivam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lahuam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leawom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lavham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leabam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leawan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Labeam | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lawahan | 67 | 75 | / |
| Laubham | 67 | 52 | / |
| Lauwang | 67 | 43 | / |
| Liauwan | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lhauvam | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hlawane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lawanne | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lawhome | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lawasin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lawanng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lawayne | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laouham | 67 | 4 | / |
| Labhaim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lawhand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyawang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavaume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Labhham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lathuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawaane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawangh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawanhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lajwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhahwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawaung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawhang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawaine | 67 | 0 | / |
| Labeaum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lawam
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