Lukuwe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lukuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukuw911/
Lukhuywe862/
Lukuwi832,754/
Lukowe831,370/
Lukuwa83139/
Likuwe8340/
Lukouw8331/
Lokuwe832/
Lukauw831/
Lukoowe7737/
Luukowe772/
Lukkowe771/
Loukouwi716/
Lukuvi67237/
Lokuwa67227/
Lucouw6745/
Lokowe675/
Likuve671/
Lokuwi671/
Likuwi671/
Lukhuvi629/
Lokuwii628/
Lockowe624/
Luqhiwe622/
Lokauwa622/
Lukuubi621/
Liukuva621/
Lokowei621/
Lukhuvha571/
Likuvi503/
Ludcuveits501/

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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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