Lwasi Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Lwasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 101 | 1:386,528 | 24,497 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lwasi (33) may also be a first name.
Lwasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwasi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwasi? popularity and diffusion
Lwasi is the 1,465,390th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Lwasi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwasi are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lwasi is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 33 people.
The surname Lwasi is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 386,528. In Uganda Lwasi is primarily concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 50 percent reside, Kampala District, where 18 percent reside and Mpigi District, where 7 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwashi | 91 | 637 | / |
| Lwaysi | 91 | 13 | / |
| Lwaasi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Lwatshi | 83 | 36 | / |
| Hlwaisi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Lwahasi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lwasa | 80 | 3,082 | / |
| Lwaji | 80 | 1,101 | / |
| Lwazi | 80 | 905 | / |
| Lwagi | 80 | 160 | / |
| Lwosi | 80 | 106 | / |
| Luasi | 80 | 85 | / |
| Lwase | 80 | 27 | / |
| Luashi | 73 | 260 | / |
| Lwassa | 73 | 220 | / |
| Lwasha | 73 | 164 | / |
| Lwazie | 73 | 105 | / |
| Lwaasa | 73 | 51 | / |
| Lwazzi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lbassi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lweshi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lweisi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lwaazi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lwaase | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwaisa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwausa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwaysa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwajid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luasih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwajih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwasey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lwaisha | 67 | 89 | / |
| Luatshi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Luhashi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwatchi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwaassa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lweasay | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Bassi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwajish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luasaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwaichi | 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
- 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 Lwasi
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