Lwiza Surname

165,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lwiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8451:28,6953,429
DR Congo7251:101,90311,389
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lwiza (3,723) may also be a first name.

Lwiza Last Name Facts

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

Lwiza occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwiza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lwiza is the 165,668th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,787,891 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwiza reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 115,413th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 3,723 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,845 people, or 1 in 28,695. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 19 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 17 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Lwiza Last Name Statistics demography

Lwiza earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luiza801,074/
Lwisa80393/
Lwizi8066/
Lweza8032/
Lwizo808/
Lwize802/
Lwija802/
Luizza73137/
Liuiza7317/
Luizia735/
Lwezia734/
Lwisea732/
Lwidja731/
Luizha731/
Lhwisa731/
Lweeza731/
Lwaisa731/
Luizas731/
Luizzia678/
Luizsay670/

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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 Lwiza
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