Lukuwi Surname

158,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lukuwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukuwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,7531:19,2312,442
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lukuwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lukuwi is found most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukuwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 158,560th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,646,168 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukuwi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,753 people, or 1 in 19,231. In Tanzania Lukuwi is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 37 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 18 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Lukuwi is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loukouwi866/
Lukuvi83237/
Lukuwa83139/
Lukuwe834/
Lokuwi831/
Likuwi831/
Lukhuvi779/
Lokuwii778/
Lukuubi771/
Lukhuywe712/
Lukowe671,370/
Lokuwa67227/
Likuwe6740/
Likuvi673/
Lokuwe672/
Lokowai62104/
Lukoowe6237/
Luukowe622/
Lokauwa622/
Lukkowe621/
Liukuva621/
Lokowei621/
Lukhuvha571/
Lokowe505/
Likuve501/
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
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  • 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 Lukuwi
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