Lwera Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1121:348,56522,932
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lwera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lwera is most common in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,710,039th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwera are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 348,565. In Uganda Lwera is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 31 percent reside, Mpigi District, where 11 percent reside and Kampala District, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Lwera is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lweera9137/
Lwara804,942/
Luera804,227/
Lwere801,060/
Lwero80103/
Lwery802/
Lwora801/
Lwira801/
Lueras73750/
Luerat73187/
Lweere73146/
Luerra7341/
Louera736/
Luerea733/
Lwerie732/
Lwerre731/
Lueraj731/
Lveira731/
Lweree731/
Luetra731/
Lueraz731/
Lluera731/
Lwerer730/
Louerat67455/
Luhaera673/
Luerach672/
Llveras672/
Louerad671/
Glivera671/
Llueras671/

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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
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  • 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 Lwera
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