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
The surname Lukuwa occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,504,764th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukuwa live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.
The surname Lukuwa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Pwani Region, where 81 percent live, Tanga Region, where 12 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.
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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