Lwazi Surname
Approximately 905 people bear this surname
Lwazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Lwazi (12,790) may also be a first name.
Lwazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwazi is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwazi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 391,109th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,052,537 people. The last name Lwazi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lwazi live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lwazi is also the 51,858th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 12,790 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Apart from Malawi this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwazie | 91 | 105 | / |
| Lwazzi | 91 | 8 | / |
| Lwaazi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lwaji | 80 | 1,101 | / |
| Lwagi | 80 | 160 | / |
| Lwasi | 80 | 145 | / |
| Luazi | 80 | 101 | / |
| Lwezi | 80 | 36 | / |
| Lwaza | 80 | 25 | / |
| Lwaze | 80 | 8 | / |
| Lbazi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lwozi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lwazze | 73 | 24 | / |
| Lwaysi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Lwaasi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lwajid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwazzy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwaaza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwajih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwayze | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lwatshi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hlwaisi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lwahasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lwatchi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwaichi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwajish | 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
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- 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 Lwazi
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