Lewela Surname
Approximately 643 people bear this surname
Lewela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 341 | 1:135,425 | 11,086 |
| South Africa | 280 | 1:193,492 | 20,922 |
| Lesotho | 20 | 1:101,628 | 11,096 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lewela (157) may also be a first name.
Lewela Demographics
Lewela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lewela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lewela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lewela occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lewela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 509,082nd most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lewela are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lewela is also the 732,696th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 157 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 135,425. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 70 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 30 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 44 percent are found and Lesotho, where 3 percent are found.
Lewela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Lewela last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Lewela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.26% less than the national average, earning R 103,944 per year.
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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 Lewela
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