Lukuwe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Lukuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Lukuwe (5) may also be a first name.
Lukuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lukuwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukuwe? popularity and diffusion
Lukuwe is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukuwe reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 5 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 50 percent reside and Rivers, where 50 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukuw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lukhuywe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lukuwi | 83 | 2,754 | / |
| Lukowe | 83 | 1,370 | / |
| Lukuwa | 83 | 139 | / |
| Likuwe | 83 | 40 | / |
| Lukouw | 83 | 31 | / |
| Lokuwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lukauw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lukoowe | 77 | 37 | / |
| Luukowe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lukkowe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loukouwi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lukuvi | 67 | 237 | / |
| Lokuwa | 67 | 227 | / |
| Lucouw | 67 | 45 | / |
| Lokowe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Likuve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukhuvi | 62 | 9 | / |
| Lokuwii | 62 | 8 | / |
| Lockowe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Luqhiwe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lokauwa | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lukuubi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Liukuva | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lokowei | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lukhuvha | 57 | 1 | / |
| Likuvi | 50 | 3 | / |
| Ludcuveits | 50 | 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 Lukuwe
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