Lukwembe Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Lukwembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 98 | 1:540,221 | 34,788 |
| Zambia | 39 | 1:406,408 | 20,045 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Lukwembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukwembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lukwembe is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukwembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lukwembe is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukwembe reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Lukwembe is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 540,221. In Tanzania Lukwembe is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 98 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
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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 Lukwembe
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