Luanja Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Luanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 92 | 1:172,282 | 11,887 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Luanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luanja is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Luanja is the 1,894,523rd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luanja are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Luanja is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 172,282. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 71 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent reside and Eastern Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luandja | 92 | 4 | / |
| Luanjaya | 86 | 35 | / |
| Luhandja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lwanja | 83 | 2,519 | / |
| Luania | 83 | 169 | / |
| Luanji | 83 | 117 | / |
| Luanza | 83 | 98 | / |
| Luansa | 83 | 77 | / |
| Luagna | 83 | 31 | / |
| Luanha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Luanya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Luanje | 83 | 2 | / |
| Luanea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luanjo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luhanya | 77 | 1,140 | / |
| Luangna | 77 | 462 | / |
| Luhanjo | 77 | 335 | / |
| Luhanza | 77 | 120 | / |
| Luancha | 77 | 114 | / |
| Lwandja | 77 | 34 | / |
| Luanhya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luaneza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luaniua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luannia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luangia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luanhai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luhanji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luanjie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lbhanja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luaña | 73 | 1,136 | / |
| Luangnai | 71 | 33 | / |
| Luanchai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lhuhanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luhondja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luange | 67 | 1,759 | / |
| Lwanji | 67 | 843 | / |
| Lwanza | 67 | 292 | / |
| Luanzo | 67 | 186 | / |
| Lwansa | 67 | 164 | / |
| Lwanya | 67 | 52 | / |
| Luanyo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lwanjo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Luañia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lwanca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lbansa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lbanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lvanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luonji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luanio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luagne | 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 Luanja
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