Luuya Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Luuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Luuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luuya is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Luuya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luuya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Luuya is the 3,543,123rd most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Luuya live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Luuya is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 59 percent live, Buyende District, where 28 percent live and Bugiri District, where 3 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Mexico, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luya | 89 | 6,874 | / |
| Luyas | 80 | 1,851 | / |
| Louya | 80 | 1,826 | / |
| Lauya | 80 | 766 | / |
| Lueya | 80 | 452 | / |
| Luyat | 80 | 184 | / |
| Liuuy | 80 | 114 | / |
| Luyah | 80 | 35 | / |
| Liuya | 80 | 30 | / |
| Luyau | 80 | 19 | / |
| Luuyi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Luyap | 80 | 11 | / |
| Luhya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Luyaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Luyad | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lluya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Luuja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luuyt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liuua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luyha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luy | 75 | 17,104 | / |
| Lliuya | 73 | 2,035 | / |
| Luyaya | 73 | 503 | / |
| Louyat | 73 | 49 | / |
| Luyowa | 73 | 46 | / |
| Lyuhya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Louyah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Luyash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luujja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luujaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lujaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laya | 67 | 51,527 | / |
| Loya | 67 | 50,413 | / |
| Leya | 67 | 22,791 | / |
| Liya | 67 | 18,862 | / |
| Luyo | 67 | 8,125 | / |
| Luja | 67 | 3,102 | / |
| Leua | 67 | 2,650 | / |
| Luyt | 67 | 2,386 | / |
| Luys | 67 | 454 | / |
| Luyi | 67 | 382 | / |
| Luye | 67 | 370 | / |
| Louy | 67 | 332 | / |
| Lyay | 67 | 310 | / |
| Lyau | 67 | 208 | / |
| Lluy | 67 | 184 | / |
| Luia | 67 | 122 | / |
| Lyuy | 67 | 94 | / |
| Luța | 67 | 60 | / |
| Lyai | 67 | 44 | / |
| Leuy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Luoy | 67 | 27 | / |
| Lauy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lauu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Luhy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Luui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liuy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luyz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luyé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luheyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luđa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaa | 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
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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 Luuya
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