Lemwai Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Lemwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 117 | 1:452,492 | 31,593 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Lemwai (11) may also be a first name.
Lemwai Demographics
Lemwai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lemwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lemwai occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemwai? popularity and diffusion
Lemwai is the 1,649,806th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemwai are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lemwai is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
The surname Lemwai is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Lemwai is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 91 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 8 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Lemwai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemwayi | 92 | 111 | / |
| Lemwa | 91 | 74 | / |
| Lemwi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Lomwai | 83 | 670 | / |
| Lemway | 83 | 274 | / |
| Lamwai | 83 | 151 | / |
| Lembai | 83 | 46 | / |
| Lemwas | 83 | 24 | / |
| Lemnwi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Lemwie | 83 | 18 | / |
| Lenwai | 83 | 15 | / |
| Loemwi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lemwua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lemwih | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leemwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lembaji | 77 | 89 | / |
| Lemnwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lembayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemnwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemwawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leamwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemba | 73 | 25,809 | / |
| Lembi | 73 | 4,944 | / |
| Lamwa | 73 | 494 | / |
| Lomwa | 73 | 308 | / |
| Lemwe | 73 | 186 | / |
| Lemui | 73 | 145 | / |
| Limwa | 73 | 51 | / |
| Lemvi | 73 | 28 | / |
| Lenwi | 73 | 28 | / |
| Lenwa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Lemua | 73 | 14 | / |
| Lamwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Limwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lemva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limbai | 67 | 522 | / |
| Limwei | 67 | 315 | / |
| Hlemba | 67 | 279 | / |
| Lembei | 67 | 278 | / |
| Lenway | 67 | 164 | / |
| Lemnui | 67 | 98 | / |
| Leamba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Leimui | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lenwii | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lembau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Limwas | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lemboi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leimba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lenwis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lembea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lembui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lembhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liamwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lembay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lhemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lenmba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limnwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lenwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lamwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemuid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemvie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlenwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limwaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesmui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lembha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lembaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemvay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lemwey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lomway | 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 Lemwai
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