Lekwama Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Lekwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lekwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekwama is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lekwama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekwama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Lekwama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekwama live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Lekwama is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Lekwama is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Lekwama is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlekwama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lokwama | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lekuama | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lekwami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Likwama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lyakwama | 80 | 9 | / |
| Lekweima | 80 | 8 | / |
| Lekhweima | 75 | 63 | / |
| Lekhweyma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Likwema | 71 | 21 | / |
| Legwame | 71 | 17 | / |
| Likwamo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lokwema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lokwamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekweime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lekh'weimma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekuamoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligwema | 57 | 87 | / |
| Legbami | 57 | 7 | / |
| Ligbama | 57 | 4 | / |
| Leguame | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lekuemo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lecuoma | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lakwomo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Likwomi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lokuoma | 57 | 1 | / |
| Legueima | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lesquame | 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
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- 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 Lekwama
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