Lawanta Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Lawanta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawanta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger341:564,47114,312
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lawanta (55) may also be a first name.

Lawanta Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lawanta Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lawanta is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawanta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Lawanta live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 55 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 564,471. In Niger it is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Niger it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawantai931/
Lawainta931/
Lawanto86214/
Labanta86173/
Lawanti86170/
Lewanta866/
Lowanta864/
Lavanta863/
Lawante861/
Lowantha80195/
Laswante8027/
Lauwanto8027/
Lajwanti8024/
Leawanti8021/
Liawanto8013/
Liawanti808/
Lewantay802/
Lajvanta801/
Lawannti801/
Labaunta801/
Lavantha801/
Lawaty77593/
Lewuantai75104/
Lajwanthi751/
Lohwantha751/
Labante71749/
Labanti71575/
Laventa71209/
Levanta71140/
Lavanti7175/
Lavanto7161/
Lawento7152/
Lavanty7147/
Lavante7124/
Lowenta7117/
Labanto7115/
Labonta718/
Lewanto715/
Labanty713/
Lavantes6764/
Lajvanti6749/
Labounta6749/
Llavante6739/
Lasvante6722/
Labhante6722/
Laboonta6718/
Llabante6714/
Laventah675/
Lowentha672/
Labantey671/
Labaanto671/
Lahuanto671/
Lavontai671/
Lavhante671/
Lovantha671/
Labantho670/
Labannty670/
Labaunty670/

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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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  • 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 Lawanta
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