Lukupwa Surname

251,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lukupwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lukupwa 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
DR Congo1,3961:52,9226,382
Zambia1721:92,1517,541
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lukupwa (219) may also be a first name.

Lukupwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lukupwa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukupwa? popularity and diffusion

Lukupwa is the 251,029th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,615,292 people. The surname Lukupwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukupwa live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 609,814th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 219 people.

The last name Lukupwa is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,396 people, or 1 in 52,922. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

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
Lukumpwa934/
Lukupua8621/
Likupwa8615/
Lukubwa864/
Lukubwe71100/
Lukobwa719/
Lukubba711/
Lokupui574/
Lukobwe572/
Lokobwa572/
Lukubbo571/
Lokoubwa531/
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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 Lukupwa
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