Lofwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lofwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lofwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana41:546,73222,624
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lofwa Last Name Facts

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

Lofwa occurs in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Lofwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lofwa are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Lofwa is most widespread in Botswana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Apart from Botswana this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lofwath831/
Lofua8056/
Lovwa8025/
Lofwe801/
Lefwa801/
Lafwa801/
Lovway731/
Lowbay731/
Lobway731/
Lafwas731/

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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 Lofwa
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