Lukwa Surname
Approximately 783 people bear this surname
Lukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 354 | 1:130,452 | 10,733 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Lukwa (149) may also be a first name.
Lukwa Demographics
Lukwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lukwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 437,968th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,307,211 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lukwa are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 149 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 130,452. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 76 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 22 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found.
Lukwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukhwa | 91 | 232 | / |
| Lukwah | 91 | 97 | / |
| Lukwai | 91 | 46 | / |
| Leukwa | 91 | 11 | / |
| Loukwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Luckwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lukwaha | 83 | 96 | / |
| Loukwae | 83 | 48 | / |
| Lukhwai | 83 | 41 | / |
| Laukwai | 83 | 15 | / |
| Loukwai | 83 | 11 | / |
| Leunkwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lukhway | 83 | 2 | / |
| Loukwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hlukhwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lokwa | 80 | 26,657 | / |
| Lukwe | 80 | 1,183 | / |
| Likwa | 80 | 327 | / |
| Lugwa | 80 | 93 | / |
| Lukua | 80 | 60 | / |
| Lukwo | 80 | 29 | / |
| Lukwi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lucwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukkwaja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlokwa | 73 | 256 | / |
| Likwea | 73 | 148 | / |
| Likwai | 73 | 87 | / |
| Lookwa | 73 | 76 | / |
| Luggwa | 73 | 37 | / |
| Leukwe | 73 | 31 | / |
| Lukwes | 73 | 27 | / |
| Lukwey | 73 | 27 | / |
| Lokwai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Leukwi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lokkwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lougwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lukwii | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lukwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lukuat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leugwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lockwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lokway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loukwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lukwiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lukuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lokwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lhokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lukwot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lukwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lukwgo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lukwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lukwej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lukwije | 67 | 94 | / |
| Lockway | 67 | 37 | / |
| Lookwai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Laungwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlougwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lukuayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lukuaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hlungwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leunkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lookwah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lugwaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luckwii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luukwes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlokgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leukwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lugwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liekway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lukwa
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