Lweya Surname
Approximately 1,884 people bear this surname
Lweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,516 | 1:11,292 | 1,733 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Zambia | 138 | 1:114,855 | 8,864 |
| Kenya | 57 | 1:810,174 | 31,920 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Lweya (58) may also be a first name.
Lweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lweya occurs most in Malawi. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lweya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 217,601st most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,868,124 people. The surname Lweya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lweya are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 58 people.
The last name Lweya is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,516 people, or 1 in 11,292. Barring Malawi it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Zambia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwe'ya | 91 | 4 | / |
| Lweeya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lwey | 89 | 6 | / |
| Lwea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lueya | 80 | 452 | / |
| Lweyo | 80 | 272 | / |
| Lweja | 80 | 224 | / |
| Lwaya | 80 | 158 | / |
| Lwiya | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lőwey | 80 | 15 | / |
| Lwoya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Lweye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lweyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hlwaya | 73 | 54 | / |
| Lueyat | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lwaaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lwauya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luey | 67 | 876 | / |
| Lwai | 67 | 147 | / |
| Lwei | 67 | 83 | / |
| Luea | 67 | 76 | / |
| Lway | 67 | 74 | / |
| Lweu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Lwaj | 67 | 27 | / |
| Lwayaya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lvey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lwoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lbey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lbea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lweya
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