Luhima Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Luhima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Luhima (12) may also be a first name.
Luhima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luhima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luhima is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luhima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luhima reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Luhima is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is most common in: Nakaseke District, where 70 percent are found, Mbarara District, where 10 percent are found and Rakai District, where 10 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauhima | 92 | 5 | / |
| Louhimaa | 86 | 40 | / |
| Louima | 83 | 2,001 | / |
| Luhema | 83 | 16 | / |
| Lihima | 83 | 11 | / |
| Louisma | 77 | 694 | / |
| Louhimo | 77 | 105 | / |
| Lihhima | 77 | 85 | / |
| Louimas | 77 | 67 | / |
| Louimat | 77 | 49 | / |
| Louhema | 77 | 33 | / |
| Luijima | 77 | 22 | / |
| Lihaima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liima | 73 | 296 | / |
| Louimaux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Louismas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Louismat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Louimais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Llouisma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luhehema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lihimo | 67 | 235 | / |
| Lihema | 67 | 163 | / |
| Liymah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Luhemo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Louismais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lujjema | 62 | 2 | / |
| Liimo | 55 | 17 | / |
| Liymo | 55 | 10 | / |
| Liimà | 55 | 1 | / |
| Louismeis | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lihemo | 50 | 348 | / |
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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 Luhima
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