Lwate Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lwate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Uganda421:929,50741,540
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lwate Last Name Facts

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

Lwate (Marathi: लवटे) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lwate.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwate? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,511,557th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lwate reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 595,359. In South Africa Lwate is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 74 percent are found, North West, where 20 percent are found and Western Cape, where 4 percent are found. Barring South Africa Lwate is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 30 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Lwate Last Name Statistics demography

Lwate earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.17% less than the national average, earning R 173,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwaete915/
Lwatte911/
Lwathe911/
Lwat893/
Lwata80157/
Luate80108/
Lwati8032/
Lwete8022/
Lvate806/
Lwatt805/
Lwite803/
Lbate801/
Hlwati73147/
Lvhate7311/
Lwhite739/
Lwatta733/
Lwaata733/
Lwatha732/
Luater732/
Gliwat731/
Luayte731/
Luatei731/
Luatez731/
Lwaita731/
Luatep731/
Luatte731/
Lhvate731/
Luat674,765/
Hlwathi6774/
Luhaste6720/
Lwaheed679/
L'White676/
Luathep674/
Lwad672/
Lbat672/
Lvat671/
L'Watts671/
Luahate671/
Lwatowa671/
Lwataya671/
Lwataha671/
L'Weïte671/
Lwot671/
Luathes670/
Luather670/

Lwate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lwate in the Marathi language
लवटेlavate-

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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 Lwate
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