Lukhafwa Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lukhafwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lukhafwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2641:174,92413,246
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Lukhafwa Demographics

Lukhafwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Lukhafwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lukhafwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukhafwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 935,326th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Lukhafwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukhafwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Lukhafwa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 174,924. In Kenya Lukhafwa is most common in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 39 percent are found and Busia County, where 0 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Lukhafwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukafwa931/
Lukhafua881/
Lukafua801/
Lukavwa801/
Lukobwa679/
Lukovwa671/
Lukabua671/
Lukabwo671/
Lukkabwe631/
Lujjabwa631/
Lukaabwe631/
Lujjaabwa591/
Lukabue5355/
Lukobwe532/
Lukovva531/
Lokhovva501/
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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 Lukhafwa
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