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
The last name Lubwe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lubwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lubwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 344,115th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,842,766 people. Lubwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lubwe live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most frequent first name globally It is held by 132 people.
This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 828 people, or 1 in 89,227. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lubwe
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