Lwanyaga Surname

158,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lwanyaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lwanyaga 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
Uganda2,7351:14,2742,258
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Lwanyaga (16) may also be a first name.

Lwanyaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lwanyaga occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwanyaga? popularity and diffusion

Lwanyaga is the 158,903rd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,652,911 people. The surname Lwanyaga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwanyaga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lwanyaga is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

Lwanyaga is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 2,735 people, or 1 in 14,274. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 24 percent are found, Kampala District, where 16 percent are found and Mityana District, where 9 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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
Lwanyaaga94144/
Lwanyanga9443/
Lwannyaga945/
Lwanyagga945/
Lwaanyaga941/
Lwanyonga8216/
Lwanyenga824/
Lwanyange821/
Lwanyoonga781/
Luanyenga711/
Luangnonnga531/
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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 Lwanyaga
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