Lukwekwe Surname
Approximately 383 people bear this surname
Lukwekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 377 | 1:140,429 | 12,917 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Lukwekwe (35) may also be a first name.
Lukwekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukwekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lukwekwe has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lukwekwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukwekwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 749,861st most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukwekwe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.
The last name Lukwekwe is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 140,429. In Tanzania Lukwekwe is primarily found in: Mtwara Region, where 81 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukhwekhwe | 89 | 5 | / |
| Likwekwe | 88 | 185 | / |
| Lukeke | 86 | 469 | / |
| Lekweke | 80 | 37 | / |
| Lokweke | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lukheke | 80 | 2 | / |
| Luokeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukweku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukokwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukekhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukek | 77 | 106 | / |
| Lukwakwa | 75 | 107 | / |
| Lugwegwe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lukhekhe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Likhweke | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lukeukwo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lukweega | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukwikwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luqweqwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Likeke | 71 | 1,274 | / |
| Lukeka | 71 | 944 | / |
| Lokeke | 71 | 763 | / |
| Lukeki | 71 | 73 | / |
| Lukawecki | 71 | 31 | / |
| Lakeke | 71 | 30 | / |
| Laukek | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lukawecky | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lekwek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukeku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukeko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luke Ekeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luckek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukeik | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lukokwa | 67 | 241 | / |
| Liekweg | 67 | 138 | / |
| Lukawiecki | 67 | 58 | / |
| Lukowiecki | 67 | 53 | / |
| Lekwega | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lukakwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lukowiecky | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lukawiecka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lukwaka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lokaeke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lyckeke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lukeiko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laukeka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luekeke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lukwika | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lukikwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lukwega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lukhwakhwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokekei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukieki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukueko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukawec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luikwok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukawki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukieko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukekya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakukee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukowiecka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likwikwi | 63 | 27 | / |
| Ligwegwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lugwigwi | 50 | 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 Lukwekwe
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