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Family name Lawan (Lawan , ลาวัลย์ , ลาวัณย์ ) , all around the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name Lawan is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is a common surname, Niger, where it is quite a rare surname, and Cameroon. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Nigeria, Philippines, and Thailand. Also, Lawan is the forename as well as the last name.