Lwele Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Lwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lwele (10) may also be a first name.
Lwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwele occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lwele click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwele? popularity and diffusion
Lwele is the 1,369,340th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwele are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename in the world It is held by 10 people.
Lwele is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlwele | 91 | 457 | / |
| Lweele | 91 | 6 | / |
| Lwaele | 91 | 4 | / |
| Lweale | 91 | 3 | / |
| Lwelle | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hlwaele | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lwela | 80 | 482 | / |
| Lwile | 80 | 115 | / |
| Lwale | 80 | 113 | / |
| Luele | 80 | 77 | / |
| Lwely | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lweli | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lwell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwhle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwole | 80 | 1 | / |
| Llwel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwheeler | 77 | 3 | / |
| L'Weiler | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwolei | 73 | 90 | / |
| Luetle | 73 | 24 | / |
| Lwaile | 73 | 22 | / |
| Lwelia | 73 | 21 | / |
| Lwoley | 73 | 14 | / |
| Louele | 73 | 7 | / |
| Luelle | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hlweli | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hlwile | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lueler | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lweela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lhwela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luelie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luelee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwhale | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwyler | 73 | 0 | / |
| L'Wheeler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lwehela | 67 | 572 | / |
| Luesley | 67 | 76 | / |
| Lveille | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lueleat | 67 | 2 | / |
| L'Wiley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwisley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luelead | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Wheatley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlouele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louelee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luetlje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luethle | 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 Lwele
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