Lawissa Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Lawissa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawissa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1661:62,2637,663
Niger371:518,70313,483
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lawissa (4,182) may also be a first name.

Lawissa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lawissa occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawissa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,152,132nd most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lawissa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 107,331st most numerous given name at a global level, held by 4,182 people.

The surname Lawissa is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 62,263. In Benin it is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 89 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 4 percent are found and Zou Department, where 4 percent are found. Beside Benin it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Lawissa
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