Lawwal Surname
Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname
Lawwal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,492 | 1:118,728 | 7,848 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Lawwal (673) may also be a first name.
Lawwal Demographics
Lawwal Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Lawwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lawwal is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lawwal.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawwal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 262,597th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,881,143 people. The last name Lawwal is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lawwal reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lawwal is also the 319,704th most widely held first name in the world, held by 673 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,492 people, or 1 in 118,728. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Niger, where 49 percent are found, Kebbi, where 15 percent are found and Kaduna, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 0 percent are found.
Lawwal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lawwal last name is principally Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
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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 Lawwal
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