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 occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwazi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lwazi is the 391,109th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,052,537 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lwazi reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lwazi is also the 51,858th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 12,790 people.
The surname Lwazi is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Excluding Malawi Lwazi is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.
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
- 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 Lwazi
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