Lwenya Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lwenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lwenya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1231:375,44621,575
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Lwenya (29) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Lwenya Demographics

Lwenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Lwenya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lwenya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lwenya occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Lwenya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lwenya is the 1,159,732nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Lwenya are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name Lwenya is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 375,446. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 77 percent are found, Kitui County, where 7 percent are found and Nandi County, where 7 percent are found. Beside Kenya Lwenya is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Lwenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lwenya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwenye83841/
Lwinya83235/
Luenya8390/
Lwenja8355/
Luhenya771,212/
Lweenye771/
Lwanja672,519/
Lwenje671,658/
Luinya6743/
Luenye6721/
Luenia674/
Luenja671/
Luenyo671/
Lwenie671/
Lwinia671/
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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 Lwenya
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