Lukwe Surname

316,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1421:47,4416,040
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lukwe (33) may also be a first name.

Lukwe Last Name Facts

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

Lukwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 316,846th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,160,225 people. Lukwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukwe live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lukwe is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 33 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,142 people, or 1 in 47,441. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 85 percent are found, Western Cape, where 6 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Lukwe occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Malawi, where 0 percent are found.

Lukwe Last Name Statistics demography

Lukwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.75% less than the national average, earning R 136,044 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukhwe9187/
Leukwe9131/
Lukwey9127/
Lukwes9127/
Lukwei912/
Loukwe912/
Lukwet911/
Lukwej911/
Lukw891/
Lukwije8394/
Loukwae8348/
Leunkwe833/
Luukwes831/
Leukwet831/
Lugwe801,621/
Lukwa80783/
Lokwe80762/
Likwe8078/
Lukwi807/
Lukue806/
Lucwe802/
Luckw801/
Lokwee73688/
Hlokwe73521/
Lokwei73413/
Likwea73148/
Lukwai7346/
Lugwet7335/
Likwei7313/
Leukwa7311/
Lookwe734/
Leukwi734/
Lugwee732/
Lukwii732/
Loukwa732/
Lokwey732/
Luggwe731/
Lockwe731/
Lugwey731/
Luckwa731/
Loekwe731/
Liekwe731/
Lukwiz731/
Leukoue67205/
Lukhwai6741/
Lukueyi6734/
Loukoue6719/
Laukwai6715/
Loukwai6711/
Lukhway672/
Laukoue672/
Luckwii672/
Loukwaa671/
Luqw671/
Lucw671/
Luungwe671/

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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 Lukwe
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