Lamwaka Surname
Approximately 9,928 people bear this surname
Lamwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9,909 | 1:3,940 | 709 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lamwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lamwaka occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamwaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,616th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 734,040 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lamwaka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Lamwaka is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 9,909 people, or 1 in 3,940. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Gulu District, where 26 percent are found, Kitgum District, where 17 percent are found and Amuru District, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyamwaka | 93 | 16 | / |
| Lammwaka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lamwakka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lamwakah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Laamwaka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Llamwaka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lamwoka | 86 | 18 | / |
| Lamuaka | 86 | 6 | / |
| Lambacka | 80 | 32 | / |
| Lambaikai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lamboka | 71 | 113 | / |
| Lamueka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lambakou | 67 | 51 | / |
| Lamvakis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loumbaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lambakhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lambaicay | 63 | 7 | / |
| Lyamuhakyi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Lambaco | 57 | 385 | / |
| Lemvoka | 57 | 8 | / |
| Lomweko | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lyamboko | 53 | 120 | / |
| Lambaqui | 53 | 9 | / |
| Loomuaki | 53 | 5 | / |
| Lambaque | 53 | 2 | / |
| Lambacou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lambokhe | 53 | 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 Lamwaka
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