Lodwa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Lodwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Lodwa (30) may also be a first name.
Lodwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lodwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lodwa is found most in Uganda. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lodwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Lodwa reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 20 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lodwa is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 30 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kaabong District, where 50 percent are found and Namayingo District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Uganda Lodwa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Lodwa
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