Lwanga Surname
Approximately 26,498 people bear this surname
Lwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 17,696 | 1:2,206 | 347 |
| Zambia | 3,555 | 1:4,458 | 542 |
| DR Congo | 3,229 | 1:22,880 | 2,891 |
| Kenya | 836 | 1:55,239 | 5,513 |
| Tanzania | 494 | 1:107,169 | 10,409 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| United States | 120 | 1:3,020,491 | 176,226 |
| England | 115 | 1:484,505 | 31,272 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Lwanga (1,627) may also be a first name.
Lwanga Demographics
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Lwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwanga is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 20,632nd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 275,022 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lwanga reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 191,316th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,627 people.
Lwanga is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 17,696 people, or 1 in 2,206. In Uganda Lwanga is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 22 percent reside, Kampala District, where 15 percent reside and Mukono District, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
Lwanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Lwanga are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lwanga earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.41% less than the national average, earning R 167,760 per year; in United States they earn 2.18% more than the national average, earning $44,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.19% less than the national average, earning $37,665 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwangay | 92 | 82 | / |
| Lwang'a | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lwainga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lwaanga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lwannga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lwanggai | 86 | 12 | / |
| Lwanghat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwahanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwango | 83 | 1,625 | / |
| Luanga | 83 | 1,478 | / |
| Lwange | 83 | 524 | / |
| Lwangi | 83 | 284 | / |
| Lwonga | 83 | 12 | / |
| Lwamga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Luangai | 77 | 59 | / |
| Luangat | 77 | 39 | / |
| Luangga | 77 | 12 | / |
| Luangha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Luangay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hlwangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwanghy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwangatowa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lwasenge | 71 | 21 | / |
| Louhanga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Luhangah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Luanghaj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lwangohe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luangath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luanghay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lwanguye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luango | 67 | 3,398 | / |
| Luange | 67 | 1,759 | / |
| Luangi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Luonga | 67 | 36 | / |
| Lwamgo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lwongo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lvange | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luamga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwongi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwonge | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lwanga
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