Lawili Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Lawili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lawili (16) may also be a first name.

Lawili Last Name Facts

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

Lawili is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lawili click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawili? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Lawili live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Lawili is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Lawili is most common in: Zamfara, where 78 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Lawili occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawilai92187/
Lawaili9231/
Laweili9229/
Lawwili921/
Lauwaili8637/
Laiwilai867/
Laywilai861/
Laiwaili861/
Lawila8379/
Laweli8347/
Lawuli8323/
Lowili8321/
Lawile8319/
Labili8310/
Lavili833/
Lahbili77206/
Lowilai77158/
Lawelie77151/
Laweali7724/
Lowilli7724/
Lyawile7711/
Lauwuli779/
Lavilie775/
Lawaila775/
Labhili774/
Labaili773/
Hlawuli772/
Laweila771/
Lauweli771/
Lawaile771/
Lavilia771/
Laabili771/
Lauvili771/
Lahweli771/
Lahuili771/
Laavili771/
Lawelis770/
Lashvili719/
Lahbaili716/
Lavillis716/
Loiswili714/
Lauwaila714/
Llavilli713/
Lavillie713/
Laviolli711/
Hhlawuli711/
Laveli67206/
Labile67204/
Lavila67149/
Labeli67111/
Lawela6760/
Lobili6752/
Lawele6751/
Laishvili6741/
Lowila6736/
Lavile6730/
Lewile6721/
Lawely6717/
Lawule6715/
Leweli678/
Lavily675/
Loweli675/
Lowuli672/
Lavaillie671/
Lavilahai671/
Lavuli671/
Leaweelie671/
Lovili671/
Levili671/

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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 Lawili
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