Lukwiya Surname
Approximately 1,428 people bear this surname
Lukwiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,419 | 1:27,512 | 3,817 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Lukwiya (19) may also be a first name.
Lukwiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukwiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lukwiya occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukwiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 272,520th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,103,323 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lukwiya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lukwiya is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name Lukwiya is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,419 people, or 1 in 27,512. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Gulu District, where 49 percent are found, Nwoya District, where 12 percent are found and Amuru District, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunkwiya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lukwaya | 86 | 436 | / |
| Likwiya | 86 | 218 | / |
| Lokwiya | 86 | 185 | / |
| Lukweya | 86 | 19 | / |
| Lukwiye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lungwiya | 80 | 82 | / |
| Lukweeya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Likwiyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukwai | 77 | 46 | / |
| Lukwey | 77 | 27 | / |
| Lukwei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lukwaja | 71 | 1,178 | / |
| Likwaya | 71 | 443 | / |
| Lukuaya | 71 | 103 | / |
| Lukwije | 71 | 94 | / |
| Lukweyi | 71 | 83 | / |
| Lukwayi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Lukhwai | 71 | 41 | / |
| Laukwai | 71 | 15 | / |
| Loukwai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lukwaju | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lukwoyi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lukweji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lukwayo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Liukwuahia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lukhway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Likweya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Loukwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukwawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lugwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukweja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lungwaya | 67 | 83 | / |
| Lukkwaja | 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 Lukwiya
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