Lwaya Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Lwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Lwaya (31) may also be a first name.
Lwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwaya is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,385,851st most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwaya are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lwaya is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 31 people.
The last name Lwaya is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlwaya | 91 | 54 | / |
| Lwaaya | 91 | 3 | / |
| Lwauya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lway | 89 | 74 | / |
| Lwaa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lwayaya | 83 | 15 | / |
| Lweya | 80 | 1,884 | / |
| Luaya | 80 | 1,115 | / |
| Lwayo | 80 | 860 | / |
| Lwayi | 80 | 82 | / |
| Lwayu | 80 | 45 | / |
| Lwiya | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lwoya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Lwhaa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lwaja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lwaye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hlway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lbhaya | 73 | 248 | / |
| Hlwayi | 73 | 199 | / |
| Lvayah | 73 | 175 | / |
| Hlwayo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lwe'ya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lweeya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lhbaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luayas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luay | 67 | 1,655 | / |
| Lwai | 67 | 147 | / |
| Lvay | 67 | 65 | / |
| Lwaj | 67 | 27 | / |
| Lbay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lwey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Luaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lwoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwea | 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 Lwaya
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