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 last name Lewanga occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lewanga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 332,973rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,565,357 people. Lewanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lewanga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lewanga is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name in the world, held by 12 people.
The surname Lewanga is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,104 people, or 1 in 47,954. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 34 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 22 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 0 percent reside and The Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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