Lagwe Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Lagwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lagwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lagwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lagwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lagwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,273,756th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Lagwe live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 830,623. In Uganda Lagwe is primarily found in: Kaliro District, where 26 percent reside, Kamuli District, where 23 percent reside and Luuka District, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Lagwe exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagwer | 91 | 2 | / |
| Leagwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Laagwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lagwee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lagw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lagwesh | 83 | 28 | / |
| Hlangwe | 83 | 14 | / |
| Lagwech | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laingwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lague | 80 | 5,769 | / |
| Logwe | 80 | 510 | / |
| Lagbe | 80 | 411 | / |
| Lagwa | 80 | 152 | / |
| Lakwe | 80 | 100 | / |
| Lagve | 80 | 70 | / |
| Lagwy | 80 | 33 | / |
| Legwe | 80 | 31 | / |
| Lagwi | 80 | 23 | / |
| Laughwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Logwee | 73 | 3,762 | / |
| Laigue | 73 | 421 | / |
| League | 73 | 315 | / |
| Lagoue | 73 | 194 | / |
| Leacwe | 73 | 175 | / |
| Laguey | 73 | 171 | / |
| Lagway | 73 | 89 | / |
| Laygue | 73 | 79 | / |
| Lagwai | 73 | 59 | / |
| Laagbe | 73 | 53 | / |
| Lakwey | 73 | 47 | / |
| Lakwei | 73 | 47 | / |
| Laguea | 73 | 44 | / |
| Laghwa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Laghve | 73 | 19 | / |
| Langve | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hlagbe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Leakwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Lgokwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Laigbe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Laugue | 73 | 5 | / |
| Llague | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laggue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lakwer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lagwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lagbee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lagbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lackwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liagbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liague | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlogwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liagwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lagwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laqwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lakweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lakweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lakgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Logwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lagver | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leigwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lankwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laguhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laguee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laague | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laegue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lacwech | 67 | 25 | / |
| Langwai | 67 | 24 | / |
| Langvee | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lagwaja | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lahague | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laïngue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Llangue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Longwee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lagouet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lagoues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Logweee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laguoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lagwa'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahagbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Logw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaugue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaguea | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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