Lagwen Surname
Approximately 3,818 people bear this surname
Lagwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,807 | 1:13,906 | 1,814 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Lagwen (20) may also be a first name.
Lagwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lagwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lagwen is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lagwen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lagwen is the 120,175th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,908,734 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lagwen are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lagwen is also the 2,446,817th most common given name in the world It is held by 20 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,807 people, or 1 in 13,906. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 85 percent live, Arusha Region, where 14 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagwend | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lagween | 92 | 1 | / |
| Laguen | 83 | 67 | / |
| Legwen | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lacwen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Logwen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lagwin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laqwen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laaguen | 77 | 39 | / |
| Laiguen | 77 | 19 | / |
| Langwin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leigwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lagwyne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laguin | 67 | 391 | / |
| Logwin | 67 | 42 | / |
| Lacwin | 67 | 42 | / |
| Lekwen | 67 | 41 | / |
| Legwin | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lacuen | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lagwim | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lakwin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laguem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laquen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loguen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Locwen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lagwen
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