Lamwa Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Lamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 71 | 1:129,046 | 10,905 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Nepal | 29 | 1:982,102 | 5,978 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Lamwa (27) may also be a first name.
Lamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lamwa is found most in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lamwa is the 621,618th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Lamwa are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lamwa is also the 2,036,353rd most common forename world-wide It is held by 27 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Without taking into account Malawi Lamwa exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 14 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamwai | 91 | 151 | / |
| Lamwas | 91 | 42 | / |
| Lamwat | 91 | 2 | / |
| Liamwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Liamwua | 83 | 172 | / |
| Lamwatt | 83 | 6 | / |
| Latimwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lamwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leamwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lamways | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lamba | 80 | 42,506 | / |
| Lamwe | 80 | 873 | / |
| Lanwa | 80 | 535 | / |
| Lomwa | 80 | 308 | / |
| Lamua | 80 | 94 | / |
| Lemwa | 80 | 74 | / |
| Lamva | 80 | 46 | / |
| Lamwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lamwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lassemwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lasiemwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Llamba | 73 | 1,125 | / |
| Liamba | 73 | 1,010 | / |
| Lambea | 73 | 718 | / |
| Lambay | 73 | 675 | / |
| Lomwai | 73 | 670 | / |
| Hlamba | 73 | 436 | / |
| Lambai | 73 | 348 | / |
| Lemway | 73 | 274 | / |
| Lambha | 73 | 195 | / |
| Lanway | 73 | 172 | / |
| Lamuas | 73 | 137 | / |
| Laumba | 73 | 127 | / |
| Lemwai | 73 | 121 | / |
| Lambau | 73 | 87 | / |
| Laamba | 73 | 80 | / |
| Lambaa | 73 | 44 | / |
| Loomwa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Laimba | 73 | 29 | / |
| Leamba | 73 | 24 | / |
| Loumwa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Lammba | 73 | 16 | / |
| Laumua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lianwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lanmba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lambaj | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lemwua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lamwie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lhamba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lanwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lainwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lambaï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lamwoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leemwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laanwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lomway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Liambai | 67 | 384 | / |
| Llambay | 67 | 61 | / |
| Liambea | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lambhay | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lasinwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lambhha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lamhuat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lambhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lambaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lamwoch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lambaih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Latinwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lamouha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laymbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lanmbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lianhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lotemwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyanwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamwesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laambaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laimuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamwher | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lannway | 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 Lamwa
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