Liwamba Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Liwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 311 | 1:170,230 | 14,948 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Liwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liwamba is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Liwamba.
How Common Is The Last Name Liwamba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 652,085th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Liwamba reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Liwamba is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 170,230. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 66 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania Liwamba is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libamba | 86 | 1,081 | / |
| Luwamba | 86 | 647 | / |
| Liwemba | 86 | 277 | / |
| Liwomba | 86 | 131 | / |
| Livamba | 86 | 36 | / |
| Lewamba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Libambai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luwemba | 71 | 2,658 | / |
| Libambo | 71 | 393 | / |
| Livemba | 71 | 363 | / |
| Luwambo | 71 | 314 | / |
| Libambi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Libomba | 71 | 25 | / |
| Lewambe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Lebamba | 71 | 15 | / |
| Luvamba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Luwomba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Libambe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Liwombo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Liwombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luweemba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laiwanby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luwembaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lluwemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Libombo | 57 | 15,255 | / |
| Lebambo | 57 | 614 | / |
| Luvemba | 57 | 375 | / |
| Livombo | 57 | 176 | / |
| Luwombo | 57 | 150 | / |
| Luwembo | 57 | 140 | / |
| Luvambo | 57 | 46 | / |
| Libombe | 57 | 21 | / |
| Lewombo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lebambe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lewanbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Libombi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lebomba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Levoumba | 53 | 12 | / |
| Llibombo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Leboumba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Leewanbi | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Liwamba
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