Luanda Surname
Approximately 12,478 people bear this surname
Luanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,246 | 1:10,092 | 1,307 |
| Angola | 4,930 | 1:5,474 | 762 |
| DR Congo | 1,703 | 1:43,382 | 5,276 |
| Indonesia | 403 | 1:328,162 | 28,715 |
| Namibia | 78 | 1:30,890 | 4,700 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Luanda (5,081) may also be a first name.
Luanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luanda (Arabic: لواندا, Russian: Луанда) is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luanda? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 41,828th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 584,032 people. The surname Luanda is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Luanda live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Luanda is also the 95,276th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 5,081 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,246 people, or 1 in 10,092. In Tanzania Luanda is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 54 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luandha | 92 | 8 | / |
| Luaanda | 92 | 5 | / |
| Luandai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lwanda | 83 | 4,715 | / |
| Luando | 83 | 333 | / |
| Luandi | 83 | 215 | / |
| Luande | 83 | 190 | / |
| Luonda | 83 | 2 | / |
| Luandê | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lvanda | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lwaanda | 77 | 48 | / |
| Luandee | 77 | 33 | / |
| Lwandah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Luandos | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luander | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwanday | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwandha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liuandey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lwando | 67 | 9,079 | / |
| Lwande | 67 | 622 | / |
| Luondo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Luonde | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lvande | 67 | 6 | / |
| Luangyi | 62 | 263 | / |
| L'Vande | 62 | 6 | / |
| Lwandie | 62 | 4 | / |
| Luondee | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lvhande | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lwandde | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lwandho | 62 | 1 | / |
| L'Vander | 57 | 1 | / |
| Løvander | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lwondi | 50 | 31 | / |
| Lwondo | 50 | 23 | / |
Luanda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luanda in the Russian language | ||
| Луанда | luanda | - |
| Luanda in the Arabic language | ||
| لواندا | lwanda | - |
| لواند | lwand | - |
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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 Luanda
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