Lwanji Surname
Approximately 843 people bear this surname
Lwanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 658 | 1:80,458 | 8,263 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
Lwanji (10) may also be a first name.
Lwanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwanji occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwanji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 413,383rd most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,644,776 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwanji reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lwanji is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 10 people.
The surname Lwanji is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 658 people, or 1 in 80,458. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 39 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 32 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Lwanji is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwandji | 92 | 34 | / |
| Lwanja | 83 | 2,519 | / |
| Lwangi | 83 | 284 | / |
| Luanji | 83 | 117 | / |
| Lwanzi | 83 | 49 | / |
| Lwansi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwanje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luandji | 77 | 21 | / |
| Lwanshi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hlwangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwainje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luanjie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luhanji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwanzis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwanchai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lwenje | 67 | 1,658 | / |
| Lwange | 67 | 524 | / |
| Lwanza | 67 | 292 | / |
| Luansi | 67 | 176 | / |
| Lwansa | 67 | 164 | / |
| Luanja | 67 | 96 | / |
| Luangi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Lwanya | 67 | 52 | / |
| Lwanze | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luanje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luanzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwongi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luonji | 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
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- 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 Lwanji
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