Luhela Surname

439,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luhela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luhela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7591:69,7527,350
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Luhela Last Name Facts

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

Luhela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luhela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Luhela is the 439,223rd most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,343,008 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luhela reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 759 people, or 1 in 69,752. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 41 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 38 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 19 percent live. Other than Tanzania Luhela exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louhela92153/
Luheula927/
Lauhela923/
Luhila83246/
Luhelo8325/
Louhelo7716/
Lihelia774/
Luhilo67111/
Leuila675/
Lieila673/
Lihila672/
Lueilo671/
Lihelo671/
Luijila621/
Luhyolo621/
Louilya621/
Louilia621/
Louilla620/
Louillat5725/
Lyuhailo573/
Lhiouila571/
Leuelleu570/
Liila55120/
Louhuilou531/
Lihilo504/
Liilaa504/
Louilo501/

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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 Luhela
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