Lwaga Surname
Approximately 813 people bear this surname
Lwaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 484 | 1:109,383 | 10,576 |
| DR Congo | 322 | 1:229,440 | 22,327 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Lwaga (237) may also be a first name.
Lwaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwaga is most common in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lwaga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwaga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 425,369th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,963,771 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwaga are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lwaga is also the 581,650th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 237 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 484 people, or 1 in 109,383. In Tanzania Lwaga is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 61 percent live, Tabora Region, where 26 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwaiga | 91 | 6 | / |
| Lwauga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lwagga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lwagha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lwagaya | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lwang'a | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lwaanga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lwainga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lwannga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwoga | 80 | 2,771 | / |
| Luaga | 80 | 366 | / |
| Lwagi | 80 | 160 | / |
| Lwage | 80 | 22 | / |
| Lwago | 80 | 12 | / |
| Lwega | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lbaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwanggai | 77 | 12 | / |
| Lwagaaya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lwahanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luanga | 73 | 1,478 | / |
| Liuaga | 73 | 13 | / |
| Luagas | 73 | 9 | / |
| Lwooga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lwogga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwagye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luagay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luangai | 67 | 59 | / |
| Luangga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Luangha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luangay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luhagas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lwanghy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlwangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louhaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhagga | 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 Lwaga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis