Lwangwa Surname
Approximately 382 people bear this surname
Lwangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 127 | 1:124,803 | 9,426 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Uganda | 92 | 1:424,340 | 25,938 |
| Tanzania | 52 | 1:1,018,108 | 45,504 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Lwangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwangwa occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwangwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lwangwa is the 751,291st most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwangwa reside; 38 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 124,803. In Zambia Lwangwa is most frequent in: Muchinga Province, where 31 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent are found. Beside Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 24 percent are found.
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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 Lwangwa
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