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 more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawami? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly 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. Lawami is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 23 people.
Lawami is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin it is mostly found in: Ouémé Department, where 36 percent reside, Plateau Department, where 27 percent reside and Donga Department, where 18 percent reside. Besides Benin this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Niger, where 11 percent reside.
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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