Lwassa Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Lwassa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 128 | 1:304,994 | 21,050 |
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Lwassa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwassa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwassa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwassa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,108,016th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwassa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Lwassa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 304,994. In Uganda Lwassa is mostly found in: Ssembabule District, where 14 percent are found, Luweero District, where 10 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 9 percent are found. Beside Uganda Lwassa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwaassa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lwasa | 91 | 3,082 | / |
| Lwaassaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwasha | 83 | 164 | / |
| Lwaasa | 83 | 51 | / |
| Lwasso | 83 | 41 | / |
| Luassa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwaysa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwausa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwaisa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwaisha | 77 | 89 | / |
| Lwatsha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lweasay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luasa | 73 | 238 | / |
| Lwasi | 73 | 145 | / |
| Lwesa | 73 | 59 | / |
| Lwase | 73 | 27 | / |
| Lwaza | 73 | 25 | / |
| Lwaso | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lvasa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwashi | 67 | 637 | / |
| Lwesso | 67 | 411 | / |
| Luasha | 67 | 84 | / |
| Luases | 67 | 53 | / |
| Lwaysi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lbassi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Luasso | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luasia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lwaasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lhuasa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luessa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lwaase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwaaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lbasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luassy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luaysa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwasey | 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 Lwassa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis