Lwiga Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lwiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lwiga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932

Lwiga (75) may also be a first name.

Lwiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lwiga is found most in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 912,827th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwiga are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lwiga is also the 1,116,575th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 75 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 309,120. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwaiga916/
Lwigga913/
Lwainga832/
Luiga80302/
Lwigo8047/
Lwigi808/
Lwega805/
Lwige802/
Lwuga801/
Lviga801/
Luigas7361/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Lwiga
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis