Lwoyelo Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lwoyelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lwoyelo 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
Kenya1371:337,08020,325
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Lwoyelo Demographics

Lwoyelo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Lwoyelo Last Name Facts

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

Lwoyelo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwoyelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lwoyelo is the 1,478,479th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lwoyelo reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Lwoyelo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 337,080. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 7 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Lwoyelo occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Lwoyelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lwoyelo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Lweyelo861/
Hlwayelo801/
Lwayela7155/
Lueyelo711/
Lwiyela711/
Hlwaelo711/
Hlwayela6718/
Lweela621/
Lwailo621/
Luealoi577/
Lwajulo571/
Lyuhailo533/
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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 Lwoyelo
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