Lowal Surname
Approximately 1,694 people bear this surname
Lowal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,678 | 1:23,265 | 3,359 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Lowal (562) may also be a first name.
Lowal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lowal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lowal occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lowal? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 237,065th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,301,975 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lowal live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lowal is also the 354,413th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 562 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,678 people, or 1 in 23,265. In Uganda it is most common in: Nakapiripirit District, where 31 percent reside, Napak District, where 27 percent reside and Moroto District, where 23 percent reside. Beside Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 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
- 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 Lowal
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