Lwamu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lwamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lwamu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Lwamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lwamu occurs most in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lwamu is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Lwamu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwamu live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Buikwe District, where 20 percent are found, Kampala District, where 20 percent are found and Kamuli District, where 20 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwaamu911/
Lwamau911/
Luamu8035/
Luhamu73425/
Lwamoe731/
Lwamuhaya711/
Luomu6013/
Luemu605/
Luomou552/
Luomuh551/

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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 Lwamu
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