Lwanda Surname

100,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,0391:8,3961,286
Tanzania1,1641:45,4825,130
Zambia7541:21,0212,301
DR Congo6361:116,16312,690
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Kenya341:1,358,23235,498
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lwanda (822) may also be a first name.

Lwanda Last Name Facts

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

Lwanda is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwanda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 100,221st most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,545,609 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lwanda are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lwanda is also the 285,014th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 822 people.

This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 2,039 people, or 1 in 8,396. Not including Malawi this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and Zambia, where 16 percent are found.

Lwanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lwanda last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Lwanda earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 488.34% more than the national average, earning R 1,398,110 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwaanda9248/
Lwandah923/
Lwandha921/
Lwanday921/
Luanda8312,478/
Lwando839,079/
Lwande83622/
Lvanda831/
Luandha778/
Luaanda775/
Lwandie774/
Lwandde771/
Lwandho771/
Luandai771/
Luando67333/
Luandi67215/
Luande67190/
Lwondi6731/
Lwondo6723/
Lvande676/
Luonda672/
Luandê671/
Luandee6233/
L'Vande626/
Luandos622/
Lwoondo621/
Luander621/
Lvhande621/
Liuandey571/
L'Vander571/
Løvander571/
Luondo5027/
Luonde5010/

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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
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  • 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 Lwanda
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