Lurwan Surname

286,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lurwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lurwan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3421:131,9998,567
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lurwan (1,070) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Lurwan Demographics

Lurwan Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 107 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Lurwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lurwan has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lurwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lurwan is the 286,143rd most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,426,319 people. Lurwan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lurwan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 244,495th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 1,070 people.

Lurwan is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,342 people, or 1 in 131,999. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 44 percent live, Kaduna, where 19 percent live and Katsina, where 16 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Lurwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lurwan surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llurwan921/
Lurwane921/
Lourwane863/
Lirwan83359/
Luruan837/
Lurban832/
Lorwan831/
Liuruan7722/
Louruan771/
Luruang771/
Laurban771/
Lauruang712/
Laurvang711/
Lourwein710/
Liruan6730/
Lorwon6716/
Hlourwong671/
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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 Lurwan
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