Lyowa Surname
Approximately 539 people bear this surname
Lyowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 526 | 1:100,649 | 9,878 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Lyowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lyowa is found most in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lyowa.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyowa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 582,011th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,520,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lyowa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Lyowa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 526 people, or 1 in 100,649. In Tanzania Lyowa is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 49 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 47 percent live and Lindi Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Lyowa occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luyowa | 91 | 46 | / |
| Loyowa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Layowa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Lyow | 89 | 3 | / |
| Lyoa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lyawa | 80 | 230 | / |
| Leyow | 80 | 143 | / |
| Layow | 80 | 72 | / |
| Leowa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Lyoha | 80 | 24 | / |
| Loa | 75 | 9,955 | / |
| Lya | 75 | 4,060 | / |
| Lyo | 75 | 272 | / |
| Lejowa | 73 | 102 | / |
| Lipowa | 73 | 82 | / |
| Lyhawa | 73 | 37 | / |
| Leouwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Leaowa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Lyhova | 73 | 7 | / |
| Leyhow | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lepowa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Layova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loyova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leowai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lezowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lidowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lihowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laya | 67 | 51,527 | / |
| Leow | 67 | 14,918 | / |
| Lyay | 67 | 310 | / |
| Lloa | 67 | 169 | / |
| Lyai | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lichowa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lioa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hlya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hlyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lyoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Llya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hloa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lhyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Looa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lihoywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loğa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lechowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loïa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lyowa
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