Lwega Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lwega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lwega Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Lwega Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lwega Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lwega is found most frequently in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwega? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwega reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kalungu District, where 33 percent live, Masaka District, where 33 percent live and Mukono District, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwoga802,771/
Luega80947/
Lwaga80813/
Lwiga80291/
Lwego809/
Lwegi801/
Lvega801/
Lwege801/
Luegha7329/
Luegas737/
Lwaiga736/
Lwigga733/
L'Vega732/
Lweego731/
Lwegit731/
Lwogga731/
Lwagga731/
Lwagha731/
Luegga730/
Lwainga672/
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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 Lwega
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