Lukuwa Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Lukuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 78 | 1:678,739 | 39,598 |
| Zambia | 34 | 1:466,174 | 21,520 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Lukuwa (13) may also be a first name.
Lukuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lukuwa occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lukuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,504,764th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. Lukuwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukuwa live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lukuwa is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 13 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Pwani Region, where 81 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 12 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukuswa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lukuwi | 83 | 2,754 | / |
| Likuwa | 83 | 1,412 | / |
| Lokuwa | 83 | 227 | / |
| Lukiwa | 83 | 89 | / |
| Lukuwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lukuwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lukuiba | 77 | 27 | / |
| Likhuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lokauwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lukusua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lukoowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liukuva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loukouwi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lukhuywe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lukhuvha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukowe | 67 | 1,370 | / |
| Lukowo | 67 | 1,354 | / |
| Lukuvi | 67 | 237 | / |
| Likuwo | 67 | 136 | / |
| Lokuwo | 67 | 117 | / |
| Likiwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lokuwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Likuva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lokuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lukuwa
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