Lurwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Lurwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Lurwa (11) may also be a first name.
Lurwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lurwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lurwa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lurwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Lurwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lurwa live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lurwa is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally, held by 11 people.
Lurwa is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Hoima District, where 33 percent reside, Kotido District, where 33 percent reside and Masindi District, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lurway | 91 | 29 | / |
| Laurwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lurwau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lurwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Luhrwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lyaurwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lorwa | 80 | 193 | / |
| Lurua | 80 | 91 | / |
| Lurba | 80 | 13 | / |
| Lirwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lurva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lurwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liurwi | 73 | 1,129 | / |
| Llurba | 73 | 420 | / |
| Lorway | 73 | 101 | / |
| Lorwai | 73 | 57 | / |
| Lurrua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lorwaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lourba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lorwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Llurva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lourwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lurwuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lourbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lurwett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lurwa
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