Lwanza Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Lwanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
Lwanza (41) may also be a first name.
Lwanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwanza is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwanza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lwanza is the 910,497th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwanza are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lwanza is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 276,703. Without taking into account The DR Congo Lwanza exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwanja | 83 | 2,519 | / |
| Lwanzo | 83 | 333 | / |
| Lwansa | 83 | 164 | / |
| Luanza | 83 | 98 | / |
| Lwanzi | 83 | 49 | / |
| Lwanze | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lwanca | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lbanza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwanzaaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luhanza | 77 | 120 | / |
| Lwandja | 77 | 34 | / |
| Lhwanzo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Lwansha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lwancha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luaneza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwangia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwanzis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwanchai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lwanji | 67 | 843 | / |
| Lwange | 67 | 524 | / |
| Lwangi | 67 | 284 | / |
| Luanzo | 67 | 186 | / |
| Luanja | 67 | 96 | / |
| Luansa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Lwanjo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Luanzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwansi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lbansa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luanzy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lwanza
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