Lwima Surname
2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo
Lwima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
Lwima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwima occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,808,717th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwima reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luima | 80 | 130 | / |
| Lwema | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lwimo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lwimi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luisma | 73 | 59 | / |
| Liuima | 73 | 8 | / |
| Liuema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lluisma | 67 | 475 | / |
| L'Wimer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liuisma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liuesma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louhimaa | 62 | 40 | / |
| Luema | 60 | 184 | / |
| Luime | 60 | 48 | / |
| Lwemo | 60 | 21 | / |
| Luimi | 60 | 1 | / |
| Lweme | 60 | 1 | / |
| Luimo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Luimes | 55 | 769 | / |
| Luesma | 55 | 386 | / |
| Luimee | 55 | 16 | / |
| Luismi | 55 | 13 | / |
| Luimit | 55 | 3 | / |
| Luimer | 55 | 2 | / |
| Luemah | 55 | 1 | / |
| Luimoy | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lluema | 55 | 1 | / |
| Luemma | 55 | 0 | / |
| Lluesma | 50 | 667 | / |
| Louhimo | 50 | 105 | / |
| Louhema | 50 | 33 | / |
| Louemaa | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Lwima
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis