Lamwe Surname
Approximately 873 people bear this surname
Lamwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 484 | 1:42,911 | 5,693 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Lamwe (43) may also be a first name.
Lamwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lamwe occurs most in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Lamwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 402,148th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. The last name Lamwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lamwe are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Lamwe is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 43 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 42,911. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 53 percent live, North Region, where 27 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Beside Cameroon Lamwe is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 44 percent live and Albania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamwie | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lamwesh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lamwher | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lambe | 80 | 23,933 | / |
| Lamwa | 80 | 494 | / |
| Lanwe | 80 | 239 | / |
| Lemwe | 80 | 186 | / |
| Lomwe | 80 | 78 | / |
| Lamue | 80 | 22 | / |
| Lamwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lamve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lambey | 73 | 1,253 | / |
| Lambea | 73 | 718 | / |
| Liambe | 73 | 254 | / |
| Lamwai | 73 | 151 | / |
| Lambhe | 73 | 129 | / |
| Lambei | 73 | 80 | / |
| Lanwei | 73 | 49 | / |
| Lambee | 73 | 34 | / |
| Lanwes | 73 | 21 | / |
| Lemwie | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hlambe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Laimbe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Liamve | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lammbe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lanweh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Laumbe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lanmbe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lyamve | 73 | 4 | / |
| Laambe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lomwet | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lamuer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Liamwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laynwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lanwie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lamoue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lomweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leamew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loumwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyomwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lomwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leamue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lamnwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lanwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lamuez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lamwoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laanwe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lemwey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Liambee | 67 | 1,380 | / |
| Lanwehr | 67 | 246 | / |
| Liambea | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lianwei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lliambe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lamoues | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laimbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leambhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llambee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamouee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lõwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liambei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liambey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llamuet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahmuer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lamways | 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
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- 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 Lamwe
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