Lwesela Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lwesela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwesela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia481:330,20717,862
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Lwesela Last Name Facts

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

Lwesela occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwesela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Lwesela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lwesela are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Lwesela is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 330,207. In Zambia Lwesela is most common in: Central Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luesela862/
L'Wessely751/
Lwetshele751/
Luisela712/
Lwasila711/
Luesila711/
Lwegila711/
Lwishila6734/
Lwashila674/
Lwazila5721/
Luisala5721/
Luicela571/
Luegila571/
Luigela571/
Lwizele571/
Lwasholo5321/
Lbessili539/
Luigelaht5023/

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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 Lwesela
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