Lubwe Surname
Approximately 1,065 people bear this surname
Lubwe Surname Definition:
Lubwe is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: honey.
Lubwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 828 | 1:89,227 | 10,161 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Lubwe (132) may also be a first name.
Lubwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lubwe is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: honey.
Lubwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lubwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lubwe occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lubwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 344,115th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,842,766 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lubwe reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 78 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lubwe is also the 807,735th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 132 people.
The surname Lubwe is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 828 people, or 1 in 89,227. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubwey | 91 | 752 | / |
| Lubwei | 91 | 150 | / |
| Luebwe | 91 | 21 | / |
| Loubwe | 91 | 5 | / |
| Lubwehe | 83 | 27 | / |
| Loubwer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lubbe | 80 | 14,868 | / |
| Lubwa | 80 | 711 | / |
| Libwe | 80 | 230 | / |
| Lupwe | 80 | 138 | / |
| Lubue | 80 | 55 | / |
| Lobwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lubwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lubbee | 73 | 47 | / |
| Libwea | 73 | 35 | / |
| Luboue | 73 | 17 | / |
| Lyubbe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Lubway | 73 | 5 | / |
| Loupwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leubwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Loubbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyubwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lubuey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lumpwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luibue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lubwiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leubbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lubbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lubbei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loubue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lubuer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liubbe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lauboue | 67 | 239 | / |
| Lubwowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leuboue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lutbuhe | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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