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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekwama? popularity and diffusion
Lekwama is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Lekwama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lekwama are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Lekwama is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Lekwama is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Tanzania Lekwama exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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