Lwesha Surname
Approximately 3,963 people bear this surname
Lwesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,006 | 1:5,695 | 807 |
| Tanzania | 813 | 1:65,119 | 6,897 |
| Zambia | 88 | 1:180,113 | 12,254 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lwesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwesha occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwesha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lwesha is the 116,352nd most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,838,896 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwesha are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,006 people, or 1 in 5,695. Barring Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwesa | 91 | 59 | / |
| Lwasha | 83 | 164 | / |
| Lwecha | 83 | 63 | / |
| Lwisha | 83 | 48 | / |
| Lwesho | 83 | 21 | / |
| Lweshi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Luesha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwaisha | 77 | 89 | / |
| Luhesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lweasay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lweesay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwasa | 73 | 3,082 | / |
| Luesa | 73 | 722 | / |
| Lwisa | 73 | 393 | / |
| Lwese | 73 | 169 | / |
| Lweso | 73 | 167 | / |
| Lbesa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luecha | 67 | 5,506 | / |
| Lwesso | 67 | 411 | / |
| Lwassa | 67 | 220 | / |
| Lwishi | 67 | 170 | / |
| Luesat | 67 | 123 | / |
| Luisha | 67 | 84 | / |
| Lluesa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Lwaasa | 67 | 51 | / |
| Lwishe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Llvesa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lweese | 67 | 9 | / |
| Luesia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Luesai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lweisi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lwesse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luessa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lwisea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lweeso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luesap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwgese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwiseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luesay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwaysa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhwisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwaisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luedsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwesey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Luesaa | 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 Lwesha
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