Lwambi Surname

158,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lwambi Surname User-submission:

The surname Lwambi means 'white fabric mostly worn as a symbol of purity'.

Lwambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,7011:17,0972,048
Zambia341:466,17421,520
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lwambi (599) may also be a first name.

Lwambi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Lwambi means 'white fabric mostly worn as a symbol of purity'.

- lwambi

Lwambi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lwambi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwambi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 158,854th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,651,945 people. Lwambi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwambi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lwambi is also the 341,591st most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 599 people.

The surname Lwambi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,701 people, or 1 in 17,097. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 55 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 35 percent reside and Kwale County, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Lwambi exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Lwambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (77%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwambai921/
Lwamba8336,212/
Luambi83130/
Lwambe8388/
Lwembi8355/
Lwamby831/
Lwanbi831/
Lwambay77103/
Llwamba775/
Luhambi771/
Lwaamba771/
Lwambaya711/
Luamba6724,310/
Lwembe6710,672/
Luambe6740/
Luembi6734/
Lwanba672/
Lwombe671/
Luamby670/
Luanmba622/
Lwembeh621/
Luambay621/
Luhombi621/
Luembe50756/
Luombe50101/
Luomba5033/
Luanba5010/

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