Lwaly Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Lwaly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Lwaly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwaly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lwaly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻟﻲ) is found most in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwaly? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lwaly is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwaly live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 67 percent live, Mara Region, where 17 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwalya | 91 | 9 | / |
| Lwala | 80 | 1,707 | / |
| Lwali | 80 | 787 | / |
| Lwale | 80 | 113 | / |
| Lualy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lwaula | 73 | 91 | / |
| Lwaile | 73 | 22 | / |
| Lualay | 73 | 16 | / |
| Lwoley | 73 | 14 | / |
| Lwaali | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lwwali | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lweale | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lwuala | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lwhale | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwaili | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lvally | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwaala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwolya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwalgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lually | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lbailey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwaller | 67 | 2 | / |
| L'Wheatley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhaliy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwolaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwahala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lualley | 67 | 1 | / |
Lwaly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lwaly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻮﻟﻲ | alwly | - |
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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 Lwaly
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