Lawangana Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Lawangana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Lawangana (10) may also be a first name.
Lawangana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawangana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lawangana is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawangana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lawangana is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lawangana live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lawangana is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name globally, borne by 10 people.
The last name Lawangana is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Yobe, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawangano | 89 | 3 | / |
| Labangana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lawangona | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hlabangana | 84 | 4,241 | / |
| Hlavangana | 84 | 14 | / |
| Hhlabangana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lavangani | 78 | 31 | / |
| Lowangani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hlabangane | 74 | 618 | / |
| Hlavangani | 74 | 21 | / |
| Hlabangano | 74 | 7 | / |
| Hlavangane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Hlabongana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Hlobangana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Hlavanganyi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Hlabongane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lobangoni | 56 | 6 | / |
| Lobongani | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Lawangana
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