Luhya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Luhya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Luhya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luhya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luhya (Oriya: ଲୁହଯ୍ା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luhya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Luhya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luhya are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 80 percent live and Geita Region, where 20 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyuhya | 91 | 6 | / |
| Luya | 89 | 6,874 | / |
| Luhy | 89 | 6 | / |
| Luyas | 80 | 1,851 | / |
| Louya | 80 | 1,826 | / |
| Louha | 80 | 1,389 | / |
| Lauya | 80 | 766 | / |
| Lahya | 80 | 468 | / |
| Luyat | 80 | 184 | / |
| Lohya | 80 | 72 | / |
| Luhia | 80 | 69 | / |
| Luyah | 80 | 35 | / |
| Luuya | 80 | 31 | / |
| Liuya | 80 | 30 | / |
| Leuha | 80 | 27 | / |
| Luyau | 80 | 19 | / |
| Lihya | 80 | 16 | / |
| Lhaya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Luyap | 80 | 11 | / |
| Luyaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lyuha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lehya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Luyad | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lhoya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lluya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lhiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Louhy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luohy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luhyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liuhy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luoha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luhyz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luyha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hluha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luy | 75 | 17,104 | / |
| Lliuya | 73 | 2,035 | / |
| Luyaya | 73 | 503 | / |
| Lahaya | 73 | 180 | / |
| Lhiyat | 73 | 139 | / |
| Luhaja | 73 | 86 | / |
| Louyat | 73 | 49 | / |
| Luyowa | 73 | 46 | / |
| D'Luhy | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lehyah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Louyah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lhayat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lujaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lujaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lehaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luyash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlouha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laya | 67 | 51,527 | / |
| Loya | 67 | 50,413 | / |
| Leya | 67 | 22,791 | / |
| Liya | 67 | 18,862 | / |
| Luyo | 67 | 8,125 | / |
| Leha | 67 | 3,646 | / |
| Luja | 67 | 3,102 | / |
| Leua | 67 | 2,650 | / |
| Louh | 67 | 2,555 | / |
| Luyt | 67 | 2,386 | / |
| Lohy | 67 | 1,504 | / |
| Lhaj | 67 | 1,034 | / |
| Luys | 67 | 454 | / |
| Lahy | 67 | 422 | / |
| Luyi | 67 | 382 | / |
| Luye | 67 | 370 | / |
| Louy | 67 | 332 | / |
| Lyay | 67 | 310 | / |
| Leuh | 67 | 243 | / |
| Lyau | 67 | 208 | / |
| Lluy | 67 | 184 | / |
| Lauh | 67 | 183 | / |
| Luih | 67 | 124 | / |
| Luia | 67 | 122 | / |
| Lyuy | 67 | 94 | / |
| Luța | 67 | 60 | / |
| Lyai | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lhaa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lhai | 67 | 33 | / |
| Leuy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Luoy | 67 | 27 | / |
| Llahyah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Lauy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Léhy | 67 | 15 | / |
| D'Louhy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lhea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lhay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Liuy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loihaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luyz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lhey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lhoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lahyath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loughey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohgaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahyatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehyatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llahyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luyé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luđa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyja | 67 | 1 | / |
Luhya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luhya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁହଯ୍ା | luhaya | - |
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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 Luhya
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