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 more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 773,729th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. Lawam 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 commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 223 people.
Lawam is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 525,646. In Nigeria Lawam is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 29 percent live, Jigawa, where 28 percent live and Yobe, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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