Lwasa Surname

144,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,7851:14,0182,231
Tanzania2361:224,32918,617
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Lwasa (70) may also be a first name.

Lwasa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lwasa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lwasa.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwasa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lwasa is the 144,186th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,364,551 people. The surname Lwasa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lwasa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lwasa is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 70 people.

Lwasa is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 2,785 people, or 1 in 14,018. In Uganda Lwasa is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 21 percent live, Rakai District, where 9 percent live and Kampala District, where 8 percent live. Other than Uganda Lwasa is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Lwasa Last Name Statistics demography

Lwasa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 99.17% more than the national average, earning $85,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwassa91220/
Lwasha91164/
Lwaasa9151/
Lwaysa911/
Lwausa911/
Lwaisa911/
Lwaisha8389/
Lwaassa832/
Lweasay831/
Lwatsha831/
Luasa80238/
Lwasi80145/
Lwesa8059/
Lwase8027/
Lwaza8025/
Lwaso806/
Lvasa801/
Lwaassaa771/
Lwashi73637/
Luasha7384/
Lwasso7341/
Lwaysi7313/
Lwajja735/
Luasia735/
Lhuasa734/
Lwaasi734/
Lwazga732/
Luassa731/
Luaysa731/
Lwazia731/
Lwaaza731/
Lwaase731/
Lbasha731/
Lwasey730/
Lwatshi6736/
Hlwaisi677/
Lwahasi674/
Lweesay671/
Luasaia671/

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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 Lwasa
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