Lagwe Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lagwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lagwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda471:830,62338,869
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lagwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lagwe has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lagwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Lagwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. Lagwe is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Lagwe live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 830,623. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kaliro District, where 26 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 23 percent are found and Luuka District, where 23 percent are found. Other than Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lagwer912/
Leagwe911/
Laagwe911/
Lagwee911/
Lagw891/
Lagwesh8328/
Hlangwe8314/
Lagwech831/
Laingwe831/
Lague805,769/
Logwe80510/
Lagbe80411/
Lagwa80152/
Lakwe80100/
Lagve8070/
Lagwy8033/
Legwe8031/
Lagwi8023/
Laughwer771/
Logwee733,762/
Laigue73421/
League73315/
Lagoue73194/
Leacwe73175/
Laguey73171/
Lagway7389/
Laygue7379/
Lagwai7359/
Laagbe7353/
Lakwey7347/
Lakwei7347/
Laguea7344/
Laghwa7323/
Laghve7319/
Langve7319/
Hlagbe7312/
Leakwe739/
Lgokwe735/
Laigbe735/
Laugue735/
Llague732/
Laggue732/
Lakwer732/
Lagwit731/
Lagbee731/
Lagbea731/
Lackwe731/
Liagbe731/
Liague731/
Hlogwe731/
Liagwa731/
Lagwui731/
Laqwer731/
Lakweu731/
Lakweh731/
Lakgue731/
Legweh731/
Logwue731/
Lagver731/
Leigwe731/
Lankwe731/
Laguhe731/
Laigwa731/
Laguee730/
Laague730/
Laegue730/
Lacwech6725/
Langwai6724/
Langvee6718/
Lagwaja6712/
Lahague675/
Laïngue674/
Llangue674/
Longwee674/
Lagouet671/
Lagoues671/
Logweee671/
Laguoue671/
Lagwa'a671/
Lahagbe671/
Logw671/
Leaugue671/
Leaguea670/

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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 Lagwe
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