Lawissa Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Lawissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 166 | 1:62,263 | 7,663 |
| Niger | 37 | 1:518,703 | 13,483 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
Lawissa occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawissa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lawissa is the 1,152,132nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. Lawissa is predominantly found 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 frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 4,182 people.
The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 62,263. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Mono Department, where 89 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 4 percent are found and Zou Department, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname is found 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
- 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 Lawissa
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