Lwavu Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Lwavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 95 | 1:557,280 | 35,395 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Lwavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwavu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lwavu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwavu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lwavu is the 1,849,867th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lwavu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 557,280. In Tanzania Lwavu is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 89 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 4 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Lwavu exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Lwavu
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