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 carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwasa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 144,186th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,364,551 people. The surname Lwasa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lwasa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 70 people.

The last name Lwasa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 2,785 people, or 1 in 14,018. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 21 percent are found, Rakai District, where 9 percent are found and Kampala District, where 8 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

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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