Luhwa Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Luhwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 33 | 1:1,604,291 | 47,186 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Luhwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luhwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luhwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luhwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Luhwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luhwa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,604,291. In Tanzania Luhwa is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 27 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 27 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Luhwa exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lushwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Luwa | 89 | 3,662 | / |
| Louwa | 80 | 406 | / |
| Luwau | 80 | 348 | / |
| Lauwa | 80 | 292 | / |
| Luvha | 80 | 207 | / |
| Luwai | 80 | 201 | / |
| Luway | 80 | 157 | / |
| Leuwa | 80 | 87 | / |
| Lubha | 80 | 39 | / |
| Luwah | 80 | 24 | / |
| Lihwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Liuwa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Luwaa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lujwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Luwha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luwwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lubhai | 73 | 1,804 | / |
| Luvaha | 73 | 358 | / |
| Luwaha | 73 | 298 | / |
| Liuvha | 73 | 83 | / |
| Lauwai | 73 | 45 | / |
| Lauwau | 73 | 31 | / |
| Luuwai | 73 | 30 | / |
| Lubhay | 73 | 25 | / |
| Lahuwa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Louwap | 73 | 15 | / |
| Lauway | 73 | 12 | / |
| Luvhea | 73 | 7 | / |
| Louwah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Luchua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lusswa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lauwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lushua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luwach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Louwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Louwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lauwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leuwap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leuwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lubhea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luwaiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luba | 67 | 15,115 | / |
| Liwa | 67 | 3,265 | / |
| Luva | 67 | 820 | / |
| Luwo | 67 | 735 | / |
| Laubaha | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lüwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Louywat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubhaij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louwaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lushuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lujwaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauwwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lousway | 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
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- 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 Luhwa
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