Lambwe Surname
Approximately 2,604 people bear this surname
Lambwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,349 | 1:11,749 | 1,361 |
| DR Congo | 848 | 1:87,122 | 9,954 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Lambwe (76) may also be a first name.
Lambwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lambwe is most common in Zambia. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lambwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lambwe is the 166,236th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,798,597 people. The surname Lambwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lambwe live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 76 people.
Lambwe is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,349 people, or 1 in 11,749. In Zambia Lambwe is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 31 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Lambwe occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Malawi, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lombwe | 83 | 37 | / |
| Lambwa | 83 | 22 | / |
| Lembwe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Lambbe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Lambue | 83 | 11 | / |
| Lampwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lambway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Loumbwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liambwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lamboue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lombwa | 67 | 680 | / |
| Lambui | 67 | 54 | / |
| Lampwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lanbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lembwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lembue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lompwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lanbue | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lampue | 67 | 0 | / |
| Laimbui | 62 | 6 | / |
| Lomboue | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lambuhay | 57 | 12 | / |
| Lempue | 50 | 11 | / |
| Lanbui | 50 | 8 | / |
| Lembui | 50 | 4 | / |
| Lampui | 50 | 4 | / |
| Lombby | 50 | 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 Lambwe
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