Lomwa Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lomwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lomwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2131:216,80715,399
Uganda481:813,31838,363
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nepal171:1,675,3507,547
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Lomwa (28) may also be a first name.

Lomwa Last Name Facts

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

Lomwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lomwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Lomwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 876,631st most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. Lomwa is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lomwa live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 216,807. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Isiolo County, where 60 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 33 percent reside and Samburu County, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Lomwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lomwai91670/
Loomwa9131/
Loumwa9119/
Lomway910/
Lotemwa831/
Lomba8012,941/
Lamwa80494/
Lumwa80143/
Lomwe8078/
Lemwa8074/
Lonwa8045/
Lomua8011/
Lomwo801/
Losemwai771/
Loomba731,908/
Liomba731,358/
Loumba73564/
Lemway73274/
Lombai73162/
Lamwai73151/
Hlomba73122/
Lemwai73121/
Lombay73101/
Lombea7349/
Lamwas7342/
Luomba7333/
Loimba7330/
Lumwai7315/
Lomwot738/
Lumwas737/
Lomuas736/
Lombau735/
Loemwi734/
Lomwet734/
Lemwua733/
Lommba733/
Lombaa732/
Llomba732/
Lamwat732/
Liamwa732/
Lonwah731/
Lonwua731/
Lombha731/
Lomwei731/
Lusmwa731/
Hlonwa731/
Loumwe731/
Lomweh731/
Lomuah731/
Lomuad731/
Lyomwe731/
Lonway731/
Leemwa731/
Liamwua67172/
Lamwatt676/
Lonmbai673/
Loumbai673/
Lumwach672/
Latimwa671/
Hlomuaa671/
Hlonwga671/
Lamwaha671/
Hloumba671/
Loumwou671/
Loumbay671/
Lombeah671/
Lonhway671/
Lamways670/

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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 Lomwa
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