Lwane Surname
Approximately 628 people bear this surname
Lwane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 346 | 1:133,468 | 10,942 |
| South Africa | 280 | 1:193,492 | 20,922 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Lwane (29) may also be a first name.
Lwane Demographics
Average Lwane Salary in
South Africa
R 163,200
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lwane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻥ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwane? popularity and diffusion
Lwane is the 518,760th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,604,372 people. The last name Lwane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwane live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held forename worldwide, held by 29 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 133,468. In Kenya Lwane is most common in: Nairobi County, where 35 percent live, Vihiga County, where 31 percent live and Kakamega County, where 28 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 45 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Lwane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lwane surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Lwane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.32% less than the national average, earning R 163,200 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwaine | 91 | 11 | / |
| Hlwane | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lwanje | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lwayne | 91 | 0 | / |
| Lwan | 89 | 687 | / |
| Hlwaney | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hlwanee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwainje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwana | 80 | 2,912 | / |
| Lwani | 80 | 215 | / |
| Luane | 80 | 81 | / |
| Lwany | 80 | 18 | / |
| Lwine | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hlwan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lwain | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lbane | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lwank | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lwand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lvane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwene | 80 | 1 | / |
| L'Wan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwanq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| L'Wagner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luange | 73 | 1,759 | / |
| Lwanyi | 73 | 94 | / |
| Luanne | 73 | 40 | / |
| Gliwan | 73 | 39 | / |
| Lbhane | 73 | 16 | / |
| Lwuhan | 73 | 7 | / |
| L'Wang | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hlwani | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lbaine | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hlwany | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lwaina | 73 | 4 | / |
| Luanes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luayne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luanje | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lvange | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lwhanh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lwenie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlwanh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwhana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlwana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luagne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luanez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luanea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwonge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwaana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlwang | 73 | 1 | / |
| L'Bane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liuane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lweine | 73 | 1 | / |
| L'Wann | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luan | 67 | 441,431 | / |
| Lvahane | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lban | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lvan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Louhane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luangue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lueange | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwayana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luangeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlwangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luagner | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Weine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luanets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lweyine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lweyene | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Hwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Beane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lueanne | 67 | 0 | / |
Lwane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lwane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻮﻥ | alwn | - |
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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 Lwane
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