Lutakwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Lutakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lutakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Lutakwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lutakwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lutakwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lutakwa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Lutakwa is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 50 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luttakwa931/
Lutagwa8615/
Lutangwa803/
Lutanghwa752/
Luteangwa751/
Lotokwa7121/
Lutegwa7111/
Lutahangwa714/
Lotokwe572/
Llutagui531/

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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 Lutakwa
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