Luhana Surname

90,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Luhana Surname User-submission:

A Jat surname from India; borne by people who knew no distinction of great and small. They owned provinces in Hyderabad, Sindh in 636 AD. It was possibly a tribe that split up, one part migrating to India and one part reached Ireland.

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Luhana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,3201:5,156726
Zambia1,4721:10,7681,247
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
India1531:5,013,499125,565
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
England221:2,532,63991,802
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Luhana (375) may also be a first name.

Luhana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Jat surname from India; borne by people who knew no distinction of great and small. They owned provinces in Hyderabad, Sindh in 636 AD. It was possibly a tribe that split up, one part migrating to India and one part reached Ireland.

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Luhana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Luhana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Luhana (Hindi: लुहाना, Marathi: लुहाना) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luhana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 90,492nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,375,787 people. The last name Luhana is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Luhana are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 448,097th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 375 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,320 people, or 1 in 5,156. Not including Malawi this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Luhana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Luhana earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 17.95% less than the national average, earning R 194,976 per year and in United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauhana9212/
Luhanai923/
Luhanau922/
Luhanad921/
Louhanga867/
Luhainay864/
Luhianga862/
Luhangah862/
Louhanas861/
Luhano83102/
Lihana8345/
Louana8330/
Luanah8329/
Lauana8311/
Luhona831/
Luuana830/
Louanga77970/
Lahuana77221/
Lugiana7778/
Luiyana7724/
Lujiana7715/
Louanas7710/
Louanna778/
Luyiana776/
Liehana776/
Luhonna774/
Luhaney774/
Loohana772/
Lihaana771/
Lihanah771/
Louasna771/
Luhoona771/
Louaina771/
Leuanna771/
Luuanna771/
Lauanna771/
Lueanna770/
Louanass716/
Louannas712/
Louangai711/
Louhouna711/
Louona6735/
Looana6713/
Luhono678/
Louhangou677/
Lieana673/
Lueano672/
Louaña671/
Luyona671/

Luhana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luhana in the Marathi language
लुहानाluhana85
लुहाणाluhana10
लोहानाlohana5
Luhana in the Hindi language
लुहानाluhana80
लुहनाluhana20

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