Lwoya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Lwoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lwoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lwoya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Lwoya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Lwoya are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 80 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Lwoya is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwoy | 89 | 3 | / |
| Lwoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lweya | 80 | 1,884 | / |
| Lwaya | 80 | 158 | / |
| Lwiya | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lwoye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luhoya | 73 | 76 | / |
| Hlwaya | 73 | 54 | / |
| Lwe'ya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lwuoha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lwaaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lweeya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lwauya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwai | 67 | 147 | / |
| Lway | 67 | 74 | / |
| Lwaj | 67 | 27 | / |
| Luoy | 67 | 27 | / |
| Lwayaya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lwey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Luoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lwoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lvoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lvoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llwooyd | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lwoya
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