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
Lawaye is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,067,497th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lawaye are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 88 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 98,421. In Niger it is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 73 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 15 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Niger it 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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