Lwere Surname

345,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lwere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,0241:38,1244,905
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lwere (12) may also be a first name.

Lwere Last Name Facts

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

Lwere is found most in Uganda. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lwere is the 345,372nd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,875,043 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lwere are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Lwere is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 1,024 people, or 1 in 38,124. In Uganda Lwere is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 28 percent reside, Kampala District, where 19 percent reside and Mubende District, where 9 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Lwere Last Name Statistics demography

Lwere earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lweere91146/
Lwerie912/
Lwerre911/
Lweree911/
Lwerer910/
Lwre892/
Lwer890/
Luere80338/
Lwera80114/
Løwer8070/
Lwire8020/
Lbere809/
Lware805/
Lwear803/
Lwery802/
Lweera7337/
Løwert7329/
Løwehr7322/
Liuere739/
Lueres733/
Luerea733/
Lwhare732/
L'Weir732/
Hlware731/
Luetre731/
Luerer731/
Lveres731/
Lverey730/
Luer67771/
Lhuerre6736/
Lwir678/
Louered674/
Lber673/
Loueres673/
Llueres672/
Lver672/
Luedtre672/
Luerest671/
Lverett671/
Luerhje671/

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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 Lwere
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