Lewala Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Lewala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Lewala (19) may also be a first name.
Lewala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lewala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lewala occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lewala is the 1,691,963rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lewala reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 19 people.
The surname Lewala is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 66 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 34 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 47 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Lewala
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