Lwang Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China21:683,660,78330,601
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lwang (39) may also be a first name.

Lwang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lwang is carried by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwang? popularity and diffusion

Lwang is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Lwang is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Lwang are found; 33 percent are found in East Asia and 33 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 39 people.

The last name Lwang is most frequently held in China, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 683,660,783. Aside from China this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
L'Wang917/
Hlwang911/
Gliwang833/
L'Hwang831/
Luang802,478/
Lwong8034/
Lwank802/
Lvang802/
Lwanq801/
Lbang801/
L'Wong7372/
Lvaeng738/
Løvang733/
Hluang733/
Luangt732/
Luangg732/
Luangc732/
Liuang732/
Ølvang732/
Lhuang732/
Luating6710/
L'Huang677/
Luangue673/
Luasing672/
Luaseng671/
Luhating6222/
Luong60622,644/
Lvong607/
Lwomg603/
Lbong602/
Løveng5570/
Lluong551/
Luongh551/
Luoceng5057/
Luoting503/
L'Vuong502/
Luoteng501/

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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 Lwang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis