Lwenge Surname
Approximately 1,713 people bear this surname
Lwenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,121 | 1:47,227 | 5,311 |
| DR Congo | 493 | 1:149,857 | 15,681 |
| Zambia | 84 | 1:188,690 | 12,615 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
Lwenge (305) may also be a first name.
Lwenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwenge occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwenge? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 234,998th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,254,259 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwenge reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lwenge is also the 504,078th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 305 people.
Lwenge is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,121 people, or 1 in 47,227. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 34 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 19 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Wenger | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwenje | 83 | 1,658 | / |
| Lwenga | 83 | 1,307 | / |
| Luenge | 83 | 122 | / |
| Lwenze | 83 | 28 | / |
| Lwinge | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lwence | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luenger | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lwendje | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lwenshe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwennga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwinger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwngi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lőwinger | 71 | 39 | / |
| Luengues | 71 | 2 | / |
| Løwinger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lwinga | 67 | 10,442 | / |
| Luinge | 67 | 470 | / |
| Luenga | 67 | 376 | / |
| Luense | 67 | 74 | / |
| Lwenza | 67 | 70 | / |
| Lwingi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Luengi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lwenzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luenze | 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 Lwenge
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