Lwimo Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lwimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lwimo (7) may also be a first name.

Lwimo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lwimo has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwimo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lwimo is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Lwimo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwimo live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 7 people.

The surname Lwimo is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 50 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwima8048/
Lwemo8021/
Luimo801/
Luimoy731/
Louhimo67105/
Luemo60143/
Luima60130/
Lwema607/
Luemoh5580/
Luisma5559/
Liuima558/
Luhemo554/
Liuema551/
Lluisma50475/
Løvemod502/
Liuesma501/
Liuisma501/

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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 Lwimo
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