Lewanga Surname

332,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lewanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lewanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1041:47,9545,374
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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 is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lewanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 332,973rd most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 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. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name internationally, held by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,104 people, or 1 in 47,954. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 34 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 22 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 0 percent live and The Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewuanga931/
Lewangga931/
Liwanga862,197/
Lowanga86747/
Lebanga86273/
Lawanga86142/
Levanga864/
Lewangi861/
Liwangga8052/
Lawangga808/
Leswange804/
Levangha801/
Lyawanga801/
Leshwange7527/
Lawaingau751/
Lavanga711,307/
Libanga711,132/
Liwange71683/
Liwango71399/
Liwonga71178/
Lowenga71137/
Lawenga71130/
Lawango7199/
Lowango7178/
Livenga7163/
Lavonga7155/
Lebango7154/
Levange7153/
Liwangi7141/
Levango7139/
Livanga7138/
Levenga7118/
Lowonga712/
Lovanga712/
Lebonga712/
Levangi711/
Lewongo711/
Lebange710/
Levangie67910/
Levanger67190/
Lavangay674/
Libangha671/
Liswonga671/
Liavonga671/
Lebangoy671/
Liowango671/
Livangay671/
Lavhanga671/
Lihwango671/
Lesuange670/
Levangee670/

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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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