Lwena Surname
Approximately 4,951 people bear this surname
Lwena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,794 | 1:11,043 | 1,432 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zambia | 67 | 1:236,566 | 14,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lwena (59) may also be a first name.
Lwena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwena occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lwena.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwena? popularity and diffusion
Lwena is the 96,087th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,471,934 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwena are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 59 people.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,794 people, or 1 in 11,043. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 53 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 11 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lweena | 91 | 2 | / |
| Luena | 80 | 5,237 | / |
| Lwana | 80 | 2,912 | / |
| Lweno | 80 | 238 | / |
| Lweni | 80 | 63 | / |
| Lweny | 80 | 28 | / |
| Lwina | 80 | 23 | / |
| Lwona | 80 | 16 | / |
| Lwenh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lvena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwinga | 73 | 10,442 | / |
| Lwenje | 73 | 1,658 | / |
| Lvenah | 73 | 583 | / |
| Luenga | 73 | 376 | / |
| Lwenyi | 73 | 115 | / |
| Luenas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lwaina | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lviena | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lweenh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lwenie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwhana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luenat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luenad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlweni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlwana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwinah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwaana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwenod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Louena | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lluena | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lweine | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwingaâ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lwainga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Løwener | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Weymnatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Weine | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Veena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luegnas | 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 Lwena
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