Lawel Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Lawel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1471:1,205,05348,659
Niger961:199,9176,754
France81:8,302,840321,660
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lawel (752) may also be a first name.

Lawel Last Name Facts

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

Lawel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻭﻳﻞ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Lawel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lawel is the 988,329th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name Lawel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Lawel live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lawel is also the 299,703rd most frequent given name globally, borne by 752 people.

Lawel is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 1,205,053. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 20 percent are found, Niger, where 12 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Lawel exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 37 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Lawel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lawel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lawel surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lawel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lawel surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawell91249/
Lahwel91241/
Lawele9151/
Laweil918/
Laiwel911/
Lawelt910/
Lael89856/
Laywell83151/
Lahwell832/
Laswele831/
Lauwell831/
Leawell830/
Lawelle830/
Lawil80947/
Layel80179/
Lowel80115/
Lavel8081/
Lauel8056/
Lajel8014/
Laiel8013/
Lawle8012/
Laell800/
Laehl800/
Lowell7310,253/
Lavell731,747/
Laouel73931/
Layell73269/
Laajel73224/
Lahjel73172/
Lawail7388/
Laitel7382/
Lowele7382/
Leavel7381/
Lautel7371/
Laucel7348/
Llavel7343/
Laveil7338/
Lawill7336/
Lausel7329/
Hlayel7325/
Lavele7320/
Lawile7319/
Loweal7316/
Latvel7313/
Lawhil7312/
Lowiel738/
Layele738/
Lauvel735/
Laviel733/
Laiele733/
Labeil733/
Louwel732/
Leweil731/
Lauell731/
Laveal731/
Lavelt731/
Laisel731/
Layvel731/
Laysel731/
Labeal730/
Leasel730/
Layeel730/
Leal67551,238/
Lavelle6715,546/
Leul6714,999/
Lail6711,028/
Lahouel679,341/
Luel674,372/
Leavell673,634/
Leel672,372/
Laul67886/
Leil67657/
Layl67526/
Laussel67465/
Leyl67465/
Liel67446/
Lausell67427/
Loel67338/
Hlaihel6744/
Hlavele6732/
Léal6732/
Hlayhel6728/
Lyel6725/
Latvele6725/
Lauwail6725/
Loowell6718/
Laysell6714/
Lyawile6711/
Llaujel678/
Laivell677/
Laucell675/
Laevell673/
Lauelle673/
Layelle672/
Lowelle672/
Lowgell672/
Llavell671/
Laiscel671/
Lauvelt671/
Lavicel671/
Hlahyel671/
Lawaile671/
Lauwuil671/
Lowetel671/
Laycell671/
Leatell671/
Lavegli671/
Laouele671/
Laajeïl671/
Laajiel671/
Leál671/
Lahavel671/
Lajl671/
Laveall670/
D'layel670/
Leaveil670/
Louwell670/
Llowell670/
Leachel670/
Leasell670/
Layelll670/
Laielle670/
Lawhill670/
Laywill670/
Lauvell670/

Lawel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﻭﻳﻞlawyl33.33
ﻻﻭﻝlawl33.33
ﻻﻭﺍﻝlawal33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lawel
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