Lwamba Surname
Approximately 36,212 people bear this surname
Lwamba Surname Definition:
Lwamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: rafter.
Lwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 33,876 | 1:2,181 | 217 |
| Zambia | 1,263 | 1:12,549 | 1,440 |
| Tanzania | 673 | 1:78,665 | 8,108 |
| Kenya | 195 | 1:236,820 | 16,541 |
| Uganda | 139 | 1:280,858 | 20,004 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Lwamba (4,603) may also be a first name.
Lwamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lwamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: rafter.
Lwamba Demographics
Average Lwamba Salary in
Canada
$49,599 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Lwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwamba occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwamba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 15,392nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 201,247 people. The surname Lwamba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwamba reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 101,174th most common forename world-wide, borne by 4,603 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 33,876 people, or 1 in 2,181. Apart from The DR Congo Lwamba is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 3 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Lwamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Lwamba last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Lwamba earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning $49,599 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwambay | 92 | 103 | / |
| Llwamba | 92 | 5 | / |
| Lwaemba | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lwaamba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lwambai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lwambaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luamba | 83 | 24,310 | / |
| Lwambo | 83 | 4,315 | / |
| Lwambi | 83 | 2,748 | / |
| Lwemba | 83 | 232 | / |
| Lwambe | 83 | 88 | / |
| Lwanba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lwamby | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luanmba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luambay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luambah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luhambas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luemba | 67 | 27,908 | / |
| Luambo | 67 | 1,415 | / |
| Lwembo | 67 | 249 | / |
| Luambi | 67 | 130 | / |
| Luambe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Luomba | 67 | 33 | / |
| Luanba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lwanbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lbambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwanbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luamby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Luhachimba | 63 | 2 | / |
| Luhambi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Louhomba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Luombe | 50 | 101 | / |
| Luembo | 50 | 76 | / |
| Luombo | 50 | 30 | / |
| Lbombo | 50 | 2 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lwamba
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