Lwiki Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lwiki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lwiki 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
Kenya1141:405,08722,588
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lwiki (10) may also be a first name.

Lwiki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lwiki occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwiki? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,666,404th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Lwiki occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwiki reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lwiki is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename globally, held by 10 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 405,087. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 90 percent live, Nairobi County, where 4 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

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
Lwicki914/
Lwika8095/
Luiki8044/
Lwike8029/
Lweki801/
Gliwicki77118/
Luikai7342/
Lwichi7313/
Luikis733/
Lwaika731/
Luicki731/
Lwaichi671/
Lhwichi671/
Llwgiqi671/
Luizkip671/
Luikish670/
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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 Lwiki
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