Luhanya Surname
Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname
Luhanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,139 | 1:46,481 | 5,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Luhanya (203) may also be a first name.
Luhanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luhanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luhanya (Marathi: लुहान्या) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luhanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 326,114th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,392,584 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luhanya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 635,584th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 203 people.
The last name Luhanya is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,139 people, or 1 in 46,481. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 25 percent live, Tabora Region, where 25 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 22 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lhuhanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Luanya | 92 | 3 | / |
| Luhenya | 86 | 1,212 | / |
| Luhanja | 86 | 95 | / |
| Luhonya | 86 | 8 | / |
| Luhanyo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Luanhya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luania | 77 | 169 | / |
| Luanja | 77 | 96 | / |
| Lwanya | 77 | 52 | / |
| Luanyo | 77 | 41 | / |
| Luagna | 77 | 31 | / |
| Lvanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luanea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luangna | 71 | 462 | / |
| Luhanjo | 71 | 335 | / |
| Luanyot | 71 | 6 | / |
| Luhanio | 71 | 4 | / |
| Luhonyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Luangia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lbhanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luhenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luannia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luanyod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luaña | 67 | 1,136 | / |
| Luangnai | 67 | 33 | / |
Luhanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luhanya in the Marathi language | ||
| लुहान्या | luhan'ya | - |
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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 Luhanya
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