Lewami Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Lewami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 133 | 1:1,331,900 | 52,479 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Lewami (98) may also be a first name.
Lewami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lewami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lewami is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lewami click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewami? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Lewami is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lewami reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 956,749th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 98 people.
The last name Lewami is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 1,331,900. In Nigeria Lewami is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 87 percent live, Borno, where 11 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leswami | 92 | 1 | / |
| Leywami | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lawami | 83 | 27 | / |
| Lewama | 83 | 21 | / |
| Lewomi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Lewame | 83 | 12 | / |
| Levami | 83 | 12 | / |
| Liwami | 83 | 8 | / |
| Levamis | 77 | 23 | / |
| Laiwami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lowaimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lebeami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lowamoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lehweimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lebhaimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liwama | 67 | 92 | / |
| Liwame | 67 | 63 | / |
| Lavami | 67 | 27 | / |
| Levame | 67 | 15 | / |
| Levama | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lehweimid | 67 | 6 | / |
| Libami | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lawame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lawemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lowomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Livemi | 67 | 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
- 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 Lewami
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis