Lawal is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lawal
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Lawal

How popular is Lawal?

Lawal is common in Nigeria.

Lawal is ranked 591 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lawals grew by 77.71664 per cent to 1292 since 2000 and ranked 20529 after elevating 9823 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 95.36 92.98
Others 2.09 3.44
White 1.63 1.65
Hispanic or Latino 0.62 0.83
Lawal is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 872355 people have been found who wears Lawal as their family name. Lawal is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,615 Sudan5
329 The Gambia4
671 Mali4
6,706 Lebanon3
2,754 Namibia3
667 Sierra Leone3
9,077 Lithuania3
631 Swaziland2
31,767 Greece2
28,232 Morocco2
2,705 Togo2
8,995 Uganda2
37,372 Georgia2
147,165 Czech Republic2
10,183 Jordan2
18,625 Japan2
6,900 Oman2
5,859 Mauritius2
4,231 Jamaica2
1,347 Liberia2
123,175 Tanzania1
30,360 Thailand1
1,970 Grenada1
7,191 Afghanistan1
10,190 Bahrain1
37,493 Austria1
56,169 Mexico1
3,307 Malta1
6,820 Angola1
28,746 Algeria1
36,678 Singapore1
165,773 Belarus1
3,071 Jersey1
7,895 South Korea1
692 Guinea1
16,640 Hong Kong1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
29,595 Iran1
66,560 Philippines1
14,644 Tunisia1
17,768 Pakistan1
81,201 Switzerland1
10,683 Cyprus1
4,249 Cambodia1
3,952 Yemen1
14,618 Guyana1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
169,036 Indonesia42
49,834 Australia39
285,118 India39
37,591 Belgium37
9,109 Burkina Faso25
186,451 Ukraine16
4,118 Senegal16
29,040 Denmark15
406,964 Russia14
3,605 China12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
67,110 Italy90
27,739 Netherlands89
30,349 Spain82
104,075 Brazil64
11,009 Finland60
16,052 Sweden58
Countries with hundreds of Lawal:
6,626 Egypt919
3,420 Malaysia708
9,471 South Africa676
5,446 Cameroon595
18,206 Germany572
9,056 Kenya549
8,588 Saudi Arabia385
1,632 Ireland322
145 Iceland219
17,294 Canada211
24,716 Turkey210
3,650 Norway197
50,564 France196
1,984 Kuwait192
3,317 Scotland190
5,581 United Arab Emirates176
1,820 Qatar136
3,358 Wales113
Countries with thousands of Lawal:
1,332 England5,931
697 Ghana5,352
407 Niger4,462
1,358 Ivory Coast1,899
19,430 United States1,663
1,220 Benin1,523
5,482 Poland1,098
Countries with hundred thousands of Lawal:
1 Nigeria843,038
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Lawal Namesakes

  • Abass Lawal, Soccer player
  • Oladimeji Lawal, Soccer player
  • Adeshina Lawal, Soccer player
  • Mudashiru Lawal, Soccer player
  • Raheem Adewole Lawal, Soccer player
  • Adebayo Lawal, Author
  • Hassan Muhammed Lawal, Politician
  • Raheem Adewole Lawal, Soccer player
  • Qudus Lawal, Soccer player
  • Ayinde Jamiu Lawal, Soccer player
  • Moyo Lawal, from 2017 thriller film Madam's P.A, who portrayed N.

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