Lewanga Surname
Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname
Lewanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,104 | 1:47,954 | 5,374 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Lewanga (12) may also be a first name.
Lewanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lewanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lewanga occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 332,973rd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,565,357 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lewanga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,104 people, or 1 in 47,954. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 34 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 22 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 0 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewuanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lewangga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Liwanga | 86 | 2,197 | / |
| Lowanga | 86 | 747 | / |
| Lebanga | 86 | 273 | / |
| Lawanga | 86 | 142 | / |
| Levanga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lewangi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liwangga | 80 | 52 | / |
| Lawangga | 80 | 8 | / |
| Leswange | 80 | 4 | / |
| Levangha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lyawanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leshwange | 75 | 27 | / |
| Lawaingau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lavanga | 71 | 1,307 | / |
| Libanga | 71 | 1,132 | / |
| Liwange | 71 | 683 | / |
| Liwango | 71 | 399 | / |
| Liwonga | 71 | 178 | / |
| Lowenga | 71 | 137 | / |
| Lawenga | 71 | 130 | / |
| Lawango | 71 | 99 | / |
| Lowango | 71 | 78 | / |
| Livenga | 71 | 63 | / |
| Lavonga | 71 | 55 | / |
| Lebango | 71 | 54 | / |
| Levange | 71 | 53 | / |
| Liwangi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Levango | 71 | 39 | / |
| Livanga | 71 | 38 | / |
| Levenga | 71 | 18 | / |
| Lowonga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lovanga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lebonga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Levangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lewongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lebange | 71 | 0 | / |
| Levangie | 67 | 910 | / |
| Levanger | 67 | 190 | / |
| Lavangay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Libangha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liswonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liavonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebangoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liowango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Livangay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavhanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lihwango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesuange | 67 | 0 | / |
| Levangee | 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 Lewanga
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