Lumwa Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Lumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal1181:241,3643,208
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Lumwa (16) may also be a first name.

Lumwa Last Name Facts

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

Lumwa is found most frequently in Nepal. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,478,479th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. Lumwa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Lumwa reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Lumwa is most commonly held in Nepal, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 241,364. In Nepal it is most frequent in: Koshi, where 85 percent live, Narayani, where 12 percent live and Janakpur, where 2 percent live. Beside Nepal Lumwa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loumwa9119/
Lumwai9115/
Lumwas917/
Lusmwa911/
Lutemwa8311/
Lusemwa834/
Lumwach832/
Lusimwa831/
Lumba8017,458/
Lumua80365/
Lumwe80353/
Lunwa80333/
Lomwa80308/
Limwa8051/
Lumwi8032/
Lumva806/
Lumbay733,167/
Liumba731,949/
Lomwai73670/
Loumba73564/
Lumbaa73544/
Luimba73236/
Laumba73127/
Lumbai7390/
Lumbau7355/
Loomwa7331/
Lumuas7322/
Laumua738/
Lunwat736/
Hlumba736/
Leumba735/
Lumbha734/
Lumuay732/
Limway732/
Limwah731/
Luymba731/
Lunwas731/
Lunwad731/
Limwaï731/
Lumwui731/
Loumwe731/
Lomway730/
Loumbai673/
Lumbhai672/
Loumbay671/
Hloumba671/
Lumbahy671/
Lumnwei671/
Loumwou671/

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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 Lumwa
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