Lwabi Surname

409,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lwabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5501:96,2579,571
Uganda1471:265,57319,326
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lwabi Last Name Facts

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

Lwabi is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Lwabi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwabi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 409,925th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,553,458 people. The surname Lwabi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwabi are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 550 people, or 1 in 96,257. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 86 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 12 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Lwabi is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Lwabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Lwabi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.73% less than the national average, earning R 79,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwabhi91365/
Lwaabi914/
Lwahabi833/
Lwaba803,117/
Lwabe80628/
Luabi80108/
Lwebi804/
Lbabi804/
Lwabyo733/
Lwaibe733/
Lwaaba732/
Lhbabi731/
Lwabea731/
Luabui731/
Lwabay731/
Lwuaba731/
Luabei731/
Louhabi67513/
Luahabi6785/
Luhabie671/

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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 Lwabi
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