Lwei Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Lwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 76 | 1:696,600 | 40,185 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwei is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,061,309th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Lwei reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 696,600. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Pwani Region, where 83 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 12 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lweji | 89 | 62 | / |
| L'Wei | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lweyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lweii | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lwi | 86 | 174 | / |
| Lwe | 86 | 46 | / |
| Lweiss | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lweitt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Løwe | 75 | 367 | / |
| Lwai | 75 | 147 | / |
| Lwee | 75 | 69 | / |
| Lweu | 75 | 42 | / |
| Lvei | 75 | 18 | / |
| Lwes | 75 | 15 | / |
| Lőwi | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lwey | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lőwe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lweh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lwyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lwge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwgi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lwer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lweya | 67 | 1,884 | / |
| Lwaji | 67 | 1,101 | / |
| Lweyo | 67 | 272 | / |
| Lwiji | 67 | 257 | / |
| Lweja | 67 | 224 | / |
| Lővei | 67 | 107 | / |
| Lwayi | 67 | 82 | / |
| Løwer | 67 | 70 | / |
| Lueji | 67 | 56 | / |
| Hlwai | 67 | 53 | / |
| Lwawe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Luowe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Gliwe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Lwiya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lőwey | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lwiye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lwejh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lueia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lwaje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lwuji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lwuhi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lwhai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lwaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lweye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lueio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lueie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lveio | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Wee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lőwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lweje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwejo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwwhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwaeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lweus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lwish | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lwei
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