Lawami Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Lawami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lawami (23) may also be a first name.
Lawami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lawami (Bengali: লামি) is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawami? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Lawami is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Lawami are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.
The surname Lawami is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin Lawami is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 36 percent are found, Plateau Department, where 27 percent are found and Donga Department, where 18 percent are found. Beside Benin it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laiwami | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lawama | 83 | 401 | / |
| Lewami | 83 | 161 | / |
| Lavami | 83 | 27 | / |
| Labami | 83 | 7 | / |
| Lawame | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lawemi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lawomi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lawwama | 77 | 65 | / |
| Lawhemi | 77 | 62 | / |
| Lawoumi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Lawomie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lowamit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loswami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lajwomi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lowaimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lowamoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leywami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lawahmeh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Labhaimi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Louwamio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Llaswamy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lewomi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lowama | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lewame | 67 | 12 | / |
| Levami | 67 | 12 | / |
| Labomi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lowomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavahamei | 67 | 1 | / |
Lawami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lawami in the Bengali language | ||
| লামি | lami | - |
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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 Lawami
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