Luheya Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Luheya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Luheya (10) may also be a first name.
Luheya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luheya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luheya is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Luheya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luheya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Luheya is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luheya reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Luheya is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 10 people.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Luheya is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 44 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 44 percent live and Pwani Region, where 11 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucheya | 92 | 238 | / |
| Lutheya | 92 | 21 | / |
| Luhey | 91 | 0 | / |
| Luseya | 83 | 714 | / |
| Luteya | 83 | 165 | / |
| Luhoya | 83 | 76 | / |
| Luhaya | 83 | 45 | / |
| Lauhea | 83 | 16 | / |
| Luhiya | 83 | 11 | / |
| Lauhey | 83 | 6 | / |
| Luheja | 83 | 4 | / |
| Luhuya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Luchea | 83 | 3 | / |
| Luheye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Louhey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Leuhey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lushiya | 77 | 646 | / |
| Luthiya | 77 | 78 | / |
| Luchiya | 77 | 43 | / |
| Lauhiya | 77 | 23 | / |
| Lucheja | 77 | 13 | / |
| Luthaya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Luchaya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lhuseya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Louhiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loushea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Luthead | 77 | 0 | / |
| Louhead | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lucea | 73 | 1,388 | / |
| Lutea | 73 | 174 | / |
| Luhai | 73 | 93 | / |
| Luhau | 73 | 81 | / |
| Luțea | 73 | 30 | / |
| Luhaj | 73 | 13 | / |
| Luhie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Leuea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Luhoe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Luhay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leuey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luishiya | 71 | 260 | / |
| Liushiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lutaya | 67 | 3,322 | / |
| Lusiya | 67 | 1,849 | / |
| Lusaya | 67 | 1,340 | / |
| Luhoyo | 67 | 440 | / |
| Luhoha | 67 | 193 | / |
| Lusuya | 67 | 164 | / |
| Luhiye | 67 | 152 | / |
| Luhaja | 67 | 86 | / |
| Luhayi | 67 | 63 | / |
| Leucea | 67 | 62 | / |
| Lutuya | 67 | 57 | / |
| Lutiya | 67 | 48 | / |
| Luciya | 67 | 47 | / |
| Louhau | 67 | 29 | / |
| Liuhau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Luhoja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lauhee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Luayah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Louheu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lausea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lusoya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Louaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luteyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luhayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luhayu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luceia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Louaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lauyya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luhaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauhoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luceha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauhue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luteyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luseye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luceat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lujiea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loucea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loohey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Luheya
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