Lwa Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Lwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Lwa (283) may also be a first name.
Lwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,710,039th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Lwa reside; 48 percent reside in Central Africa and 48 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lwa is also the 526,385th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 283 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 15 percent reside and Egypt, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwai | 86 | 147 | / |
| Hlwa | 86 | 127 | / |
| Lway | 86 | 74 | / |
| Lwaj | 86 | 27 | / |
| Llwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lwad | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lwaz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lwha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lhwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwap | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gliwa | 75 | 2,056 | / |
| Hlwai | 75 | 53 | / |
| Lwatt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Llwad | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lwhaa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lwhai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lwajd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lwaja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lwaha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hlway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwadz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lua | 67 | 19,155 | / |
| Lwi | 67 | 174 | / |
| Lva | 67 | 59 | / |
| Lwo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Lwe | 67 | 46 | / |
| Lba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lwy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lwuoha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lwaaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lwhaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwajje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwaaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lwa
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