Lwir Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lwir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lwir 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
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Lwir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lwir occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Lwir reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Lwir is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 25 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
Lwire8920/
L'Weir802/
Luir7511/
Lwre752/
Lwer750/
L'Wirth731/
Lwere671,060/
Løwer6770/
Liuer678/
Lbeir673/
Lwear673/
Luire671/
Lbair671/
Luihr671/
Hlbir671/
Luird671/
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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 Lwir
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