Lwamba Surname

15,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lwamba Surname Definition:

Lwamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: rafter.

Lwamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo33,8761:2,181217
Zambia1,2631:12,5491,440
Tanzania6731:78,6658,108
Kenya1951:236,82016,541
Uganda1391:280,85820,004
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Congo51:997,81917,129
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
France31:22,140,907385,998
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwambay92103/
Llwamba925/
Lwaemba924/
Lwaamba921/
Lwambai921/
Lwambaya861/
Luamba8324,310/
Lwambo834,315/
Lwambi832,748/
Lwemba83232/
Lwambe8388/
Lwanba832/
Lwamby831/
Luanmba772/
Luambay771/
Luambah771/
Luhambas711/
Luemba6727,908/
Luambo671,415/
Lwembo67249/
Luambi67130/
Luambe6740/
Luomba6733/
Luanba6710/
Lwanbo672/
Lbambo671/
Lwombe671/
Lwanbi671/
Luamby670/
Luhachimba632/
Luhambi621/
Louhomba571/
Luombe50101/
Luembo5076/
Luombo5030/
Lbombo502/

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