Lewaya Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Lewaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Lewaya (16) may also be a first name.
Lewaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lewaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lewaya is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Lewaya are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 89 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Lewaya is primarily found in: Hela, where 56 percent live and Milne Bay, where 44 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 11 percent live.
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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 Lewaya
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