Lwambo Surname
Approximately 4,315 people bear this surname
Lwambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,342 | 1:22,605 | 2,791 |
| DR Congo | 1,402 | 1:52,696 | 6,355 |
| Zambia | 557 | 1:28,456 | 2,963 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Lwambo (1,002) may also be a first name.
Lwambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwambo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwambo? popularity and diffusion
Lwambo is the 107,970th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,688,887 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwambo are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 254,172nd most frequent given name at a global level, held by 1,002 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,342 people, or 1 in 22,605. In Tanzania Lwambo is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live, Pwani Region, where 19 percent live and Geita Region, where 14 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and Zambia, where 13 percent live.
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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 Lwambo
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