Lawani Surname
Approximately 22,327 people bear this surname
Lawani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,364 | 1:24,055 | 2,108 |
| Benin | 6,989 | 1:1,479 | 189 |
| Togo | 5,250 | 1:1,381 | 132 |
| Indonesia | 933 | 1:141,746 | 14,014 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Philippines | 409 | 1:247,526 | 37,156 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| United States | 144 | 1:2,517,076 | 153,460 |
| Ivory Coast | 126 | 1:183,105 | 8,078 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Burkina Faso | 24 | 1:764,671 | 8,666 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Guinea | 10 | 1:1,183,382 | 1,367 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Lawani (2,120) may also be a first name.
Lawani Demographics
Lawani Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Lawani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lawani (Marathi: लावणी, Oriya: େଲଅନୀ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 24,234th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 326,401 people. The surname Lawani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Lawani live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 163,225th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 2,120 people.
The last name Lawani is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,364 people, or 1 in 24,055. In Nigeria Lawani is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 37 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Ondo, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 31 percent live and Togo, where 24 percent live.
Lawani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Lawani last name is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Lawani surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Lawani earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 29.14% more than the national average, earning $55,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.08% less than the national average, earning $28,282 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lawani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lawani in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଅନୀ | ela'ani | 50 |
| ଲାଓାଣି | laoani | 50 |
| Lawani in the Marathi language | ||
| लावणी | lavani | 33.33 |
| लालवनी | lalavani | 22.22 |
| ललवाणी | lalavani | 22.22 |
| लालवाणी | lalavani | 22.22 |
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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
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- 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 Lawani
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