Lumwamu Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lumwamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lumwamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2301:200,78214,628
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Lumwamu (61) may also be a first name.

Lumwamu Last Name Facts

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

Lumwamu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumwamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lumwamu is the 809,613th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lumwamu are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 61 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 200,782. In Kenya Lumwamu is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 64 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 35 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and The Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Lumwamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lumamu927/
Lumwam921/
Lumuamu86100/
Lumwamo861/
Lumwama861/
Lumam832/
Lumuamua801/
Lumami773,441/
Limamu77514/
Lumame77291/
Lemamu77126/
Lumama7797/
Lamamu777/
Lumumu776/
Lomamu775/
Laumam772/
Loumam771/
Luemam771/
Lumomu771/
Lmamou771/
Lumemu771/
Lomwam771/
Lumamy771/
Lmam733/
Loumouamou712,458/
Loumame71240/
Lumayam71175/
Lumaama71122/
Lemwama7135/
Limamou7129/
Lemwami7121/
Lumamie7121/
Lemamou7114/
Lwemamu7111/
Lumamai718/
Lamamui716/
Limwame715/
Liamamu715/
Lumamay715/
Louhmam714/
Lumiyam714/
Limaamu713/
Lwamuma711/
Lummumb711/
Limumwa711/
Lemwame711/
L Umami711/
Laumama711/
Lumaymo711/
Lumuama711/
Lummama711/
Loumami711/
Lumaime711/
Loumama711/
Ljumami711/
Louemam710/
Limam6711,358/
Lomam67148/
Lemam6775/
Lmami6715/
Lymam677/
Lumum674/
Lmamy673/
Lamum673/
Lumuemue673/
Lumem672/
Limammou672/
Lumim672/
Lmiam671/
Lumuemua671/
Luwamomi671/
Luimaoma671/
Lumaimai671/
Lumaymay671/
Luehmamm671/
Laumaoma671/
L'Mam671/
Limamoua671/
Limamuya671/
Loumouamoua671/

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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 Lumwamu
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