Lwange Surname
Approximately 524 people bear this surname
Lwange Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 472 | 1:156,525 | 16,251 |
| Zambia | 40 | 1:396,248 | 19,783 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Lwange (128) may also be a first name.
Lwange Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwange Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwange is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lwange click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwange? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lwange is the 594,812th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwange reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lwange is also the 821,896th most commonly used forename globally, held by 128 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 156,525. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwasenge | 86 | 21 | / |
| Lwanguye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwanga | 83 | 26,498 | / |
| Luange | 83 | 1,759 | / |
| Lwangi | 83 | 284 | / |
| Lwanze | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lvange | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lwonge | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwanje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwangay | 77 | 82 | / |
| Lwanshe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Lwang'a | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lwainga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lwaanga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luangee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwanghy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwainje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwannga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luangeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlwangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luasenge | 71 | 21 | / |
| Lwanggai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Lwahanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luanga | 67 | 1,478 | / |
| Lwanji | 67 | 843 | / |
| Lwanza | 67 | 292 | / |
| Lwansa | 67 | 164 | / |
| Luangi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Lwanzi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Luonge | 67 | 46 | / |
| Lwonga | 67 | 12 | / |
| Luance | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lvance | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luanje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwongi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwansi | 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 Lwange
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