Lawni Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Lawni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Lawni (43) may also be a first name.

Lawni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawni occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lawni.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Lawni are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lawni is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name on earth, held by 43 people.

The surname Lawni is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Lawni is primarily found in: Oyo, where 30 percent are found, Lagos, where 20 percent are found and Adamawa, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Lawni is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 14 percent are found and Algeria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawnie912/
Lawnid910/
Lawne8088/
Lawny8056/
Lawna8038/
Labni8018/
Lowni808/
Lavni805/
Lewni800/
Lownie73262/
Hlawna7384/
Lavnyi7370/
Lawney7333/
Lavnis7324/
Lawnes733/
Laabni732/
Lewnoi731/
Lawnna730/
Hlavnyi6736/
Löwnich678/
Lavnish672/
Lawgner671/
Lownish671/
Lawnner670/

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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 Lawni
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