Lwata Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Lwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Zambia | 32 | 1:495,310 | 22,215 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Lwata (57) may also be a first name.
Lwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwata is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwata? popularity and diffusion
Lwata is the 1,391,595th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. Lwata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lwata are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 57 people.
The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Lwata
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