Lweyo Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lweyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lweyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2641:200,53617,113
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Lweyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lweyo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lweyo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lweyo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 959,117th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lweyo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Lweyo is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 200,536. In Tanzania Lweyo is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 97 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 2 percent live and Mara Region, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwey896/
Lweya801,884/
Lwayo80860/
Lőwey8015/
Lweye802/
Lweyi801/
Lwejo801/
Lueyot731,036/
Lueyos7335/
Lueyod739/
Hlwayo737/
Lwe'ya734/
Lweeya732/
Lwejuo731/
Luey67876/
Lwei6783/
Lway6774/
Lweu6742/
Lvey675/
Lueyohd673/
Lwoy673/
Lbey672/
Lwoj671/
Lwoa671/
Lwea671/
Lwoi671/

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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
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  • 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 Lweyo
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