Lawam Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lawam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3371:525,64625,906
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lajwam914/
Lawame914/
Lawham912/
Lawwam911/
Lajwaam831/
Lawan80307,078/
Lowam80207/
Lavam80196/
Labam8044/
Lewam8034/
Lawom8010/
Lawane736,451/
Lawaan73459/
Liawan73391/
Lowham73157/
Laiwan73114/
Lauwan7336/
Labaim7335/
Laawan7326/
Lahwan7324/
Labaum7324/
Laywan7314/
Lawean7312/
Lawhan7311/
Lawain7310/
Lawwan738/
Lawann735/
Hlawan735/
Labham735/
Llawan733/
Lawuan733/
Lawhom732/
Lawomn731/
Hlabam731/
Lowame731/
Lhawan731/
Laivam731/
Lahuam731/
Leawom731/
Lavham731/
Leabam731/
Leawan730/
Labeam730/
Lawahan6775/
Laubham6752/
Lauwang6743/
Liauwan6735/
Lhauvam6720/
Hlawane679/
Lawanne679/
Lawhome678/
Lawasin678/
Lawanng677/
Lawayne677/
Laouham674/
Labhaim673/
Lawhand671/
Lyawang671/
Lavaume671/
Labhham671/
Lathuam671/
Lawaane671/
Lawangh671/
Lawanhe671/
Lawoume671/
Lajwang671/
Lhahwan671/
Lawaung671/
Lahwang671/
Lawhang671/
Lawaine670/
Labeaum670/

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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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