Lawye Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Lawye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lawye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lawye is most common in Niger. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawye? popularity and diffusion
Lawye is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Lawye is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Lawye live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Chadic Africa.
Lawye is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is most frequent in: Dosso Region, where 83 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Niger this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Lawye
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