Lawwali Surname
Approximately 6,405 people bear this surname
Lawwali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,393 | 1:27,709 | 2,363 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
Lawwali (2,705) may also be a first name.
Lawwali Demographics
Lawwali Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Lawwali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawwali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lawwali is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawwali? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 76,493rd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,137,790 people. The surname Lawwali occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lawwali reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lawwali is also the 140,788th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 2,705 people.
The last name Lawwali is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,393 people, or 1 in 27,709. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kebbi, where 49 percent live, Sokoto, where 23 percent live and Zamfara, where 18 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent live.
Lawwali Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lawwali surname is primarily Muslim (99%) 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 Lawwali
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