Lwenje Surname
Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname
Lwenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 853 | 1:62,065 | 6,644 |
| Zambia | 793 | 1:19,987 | 2,218 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Lwenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwenje is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lwenje click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwenje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 241,088th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,395,384 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwenje reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Lwenje is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 853 people, or 1 in 62,065. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 56 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 41 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Lwenje is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 48 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwendje | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lwene | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lwenge | 83 | 1,713 | / |
| Lwenye | 83 | 841 | / |
| Lwenja | 83 | 55 | / |
| Lwenze | 83 | 28 | / |
| Lwenie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwanje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwence | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lweine | 83 | 1 | / |
| Løwener | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luendje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwainje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lweenye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwenshe | 77 | 1 | / |
| L'Weine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwena | 73 | 4,951 | / |
| Lweni | 73 | 63 | / |
| Lweny | 73 | 28 | / |
| Luene | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lwens | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lwenh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luenj | 73 | 1 | / |
| L'Wenger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lwanji | 67 | 843 | / |
| Luenet | 67 | 294 | / |
| Lwenya | 67 | 206 | / |
| Luenge | 67 | 122 | / |
| Lwenyi | 67 | 115 | / |
| Luense | 67 | 74 | / |
| Lwenza | 67 | 70 | / |
| Luehne | 67 | 48 | / |
| Lwinji | 67 | 34 | / |
| Luenee | 67 | 28 | / |
| Luenye | 67 | 21 | / |
| Luhene | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lweenh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lweena | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luened | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luenze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lweins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwenzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlweni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhuene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lueyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luenez | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lueney | 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 Lwenje
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