Lukwaya Surname
Approximately 436 people bear this surname
Lukwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 339 | 1:156,170 | 14,044 |
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Lukwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lukwaya is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukwaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lukwaya is the 681,965th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukwaya reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 156,170. In Tanzania Lukwaya is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 55 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 44 percent live and Arusha Region, where 0 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukwiya | 86 | 1,428 | / |
| Lukwaja | 86 | 1,178 | / |
| Likwaya | 86 | 443 | / |
| Lukuaya | 86 | 103 | / |
| Lukwayi | 86 | 41 | / |
| Lukweya | 86 | 19 | / |
| Lukwayo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lukhway | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lugwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Loukwaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lungwaya | 80 | 83 | / |
| Lukweeya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lunkwiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukkwaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukwai | 77 | 46 | / |
| Lukwey | 77 | 27 | / |
| Lokway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lokwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Likway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Likwiya | 71 | 218 | / |
| Lokwiya | 71 | 185 | / |
| Lukweyi | 71 | 83 | / |
| Likwayu | 71 | 78 | / |
| Lukhwai | 71 | 41 | / |
| Lockway | 71 | 37 | / |
| Laukwai | 71 | 15 | / |
| Loukwai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Likwayi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Lokwayo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lukwaju | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lukwoyi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lukuayi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lukwiye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lukuayu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lukuaha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Liukwuahia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lugwaja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lokwaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Likweya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lugwayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukweja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lugbaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukwawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luqwayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liekway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lungwiya | 67 | 82 | / |
| Loungway | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hlungway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lougbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lungwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likwiyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lunghway | 67 | 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 Lukwaya
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