Lwesya Surname
Approximately 4,122 people bear this surname
Lwesya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,415 | 1:15,503 | 2,012 |
| Malawi | 706 | 1:24,248 | 3,692 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lwesya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwesya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwesya is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwesya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lwesya is the 112,412th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,767,964 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwesya are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,415 people, or 1 in 15,503. In Tanzania Lwesya is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 47 percent are found, Songwe Region, where 33 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Lwesya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Lwesya
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