Lukwa Surname

437,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3541:130,45210,733
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Lukwa (149) may also be a first name.

Lukwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lukwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lukwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 437,968th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,307,211 people. This last name 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 commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 149 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 354 people, or 1 in 130,452. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 76 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 22 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs 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 carrying the Lukwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lukwah9197/
Lukwai9146/
Leukwa9111/
Loukwa912/
Luckwa911/
Lukwaha8396/
Loukwae8348/
Lukhwai8341/
Laukwai8315/
Loukwai8311/
Leunkwa832/
Lukhway832/
Loukwaa831/
Hlukhwa831/
Lokwa8026,657/
Lukwe801,183/
Likwa80327/
Lugwa8093/
Lukua8060/
Lukwo8029/
Lukwi807/
Lucwa801/
Lukkwaja771/
Hlokwa73256/
Likwea73148/
Likwai7387/
Lookwa7376/
Luggwa7337/
Leukwe7331/
Lukwes7327/
Lukwey7327/
Lokwai7311/
Leukwi734/
Lokkwa734/
Lougwa734/
Lukwii732/
Lukwei732/
Lukuat732/
Leugwa732/
Lockwa732/
Lokway732/
Loukwe732/
Lukwiz731/
Lukuah731/
Lokwaa731/
Lhokwa731/
Likway731/
Lukwot731/
Lukwoo731/
Lukwgo731/
Lukwet731/
Lukwej731/
Lukwije6794/
Lockway6737/
Lookwai6710/
Laungwa675/
Hlougwa674/
Lukuayi674/
Lukuaha674/
Hlungwa673/
Leunkwe673/
Lookwah673/
Lugwaja672/
Luckwii672/
Luukwes671/
Hlokgwa671/
Leukwet671/
Lugwaya671/
Llungwa671/
Liekway670/

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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 Lukwa
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