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 or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwazi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 391,109th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,052,537 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lwazi live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 51,858th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 12,790 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.
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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