Lwangalo Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lwangalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lwangalo 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
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Lwangalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lwangalo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lwangalo.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwangalo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Lwangalo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwangalo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent reside.

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
Lwangala8811/
Lwagala8012/
Luhangalio781/
Lwangela7534/
Luangala7529/
Luhangala716/
Luagala672/
Luangela6341/
Luongolo631/
Lwonaila501/

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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 Lwangalo
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