Lawaye Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Lawaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 195 | 1:98,421 | 4,058 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
Lawaye (88) may also be a first name.
Lawaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lawaye is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,067,497th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. Lawaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lawaye are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Lawaye is also the 1,017,994th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 88 people.
The surname Lawaye is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 98,421. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 73 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 15 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Lawaye
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