Lawiza Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Lawiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Lawiza (5,902) may also be a first name.
Lawiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lawiza occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawiza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,967,751st most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lawiza are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 86,613th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 5,902 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 2,036,124. In Nigeria Lawiza is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 36 percent are found, Gombe, where 18 percent are found and Zamfara, where 15 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawizaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lauwiza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lawisa | 83 | 1,660 | / |
| Lowiza | 83 | 27 | / |
| Lawica | 83 | 20 | / |
| Labiza | 83 | 8 | / |
| Lawuza | 83 | 8 | / |
| Lawija | 83 | 8 | / |
| Laweza | 83 | 7 | / |
| Lewiza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lobaiza | 77 | 432 | / |
| Lovaiza | 77 | 395 | / |
| Lawaisa | 77 | 16 | / |
| Lawidja | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lavicza | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hlawica | 77 | 9 | / |
| Lawisau | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lawuisa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lawisah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lavioza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Louwiza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lawizys | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lewaiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lauwisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lawaija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lawhizy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lawizhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlabiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlawuza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lavizza | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lawichai | 71 | 908 | / |
| Hlavizňa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Hlavicza | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lavisa | 67 | 527 | / |
| Loviza | 67 | 97 | / |
| Lawesa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Labeza | 67 | 68 | / |
| Lewisa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Lawusa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lawesi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Loweza | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lawisi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Labize | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lavizo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lavica | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laviţa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lowuza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laveza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lawije | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leviza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Labizi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laweji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laaweezah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawici | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavuza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leweza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhawichai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lawiza
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