Lodiwa Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lodiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lodiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Lodiwa (23) may also be a first name.

Lodiwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lodiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lodiwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lodiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lodiwa is the 2,220,661st most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lodiwa reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lodiwa is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lodewa8348/
Ludiwa836/
Ladiwa836/
Loduwa832/
Lodjwa831/
Lodiwo831/
Lodiba831/
Ludiway776/
Loduwai771/
Ludeiwa771/
Lhediwa771/
Leudiwa771/
Lodhivay7130/
Laddaiwa711/
Lodgeway710/
Ledewa67319/
Ladiba6791/
Laduwa6777/
Ladewa6759/
Ludiba6749/
Ladiva6722/
Lodibi677/
Lediva676/
Ludewa675/
Lodjui674/
Lodewi672/
Lodewy671/
Ludiva671/
Lodjua671/
Lodibe671/
Lodeva671/
Lodevi671/

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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
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  • 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 Lodiwa
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