Luvela Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Luvela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luvela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4291:126,28814,857
Tanzania521:1,018,10845,504
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Luvela (25) may also be a first name.

Luvela Last Name Facts

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

Luvela (Hindi: लुवेला, Marathi: लुवेला) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luvela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Luvela is the 628,294th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. Luvela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luvela are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 429 people, or 1 in 126,288. In South Africa Luvela is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Luvela Last Name Statistics demography

Luvela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.88% less than the national average, earning R 188,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luviela921/
Luvella920/
Lubela831,987/
Luwela831,526/
Luvila83519/
Luvala8355/
Luvelo8335/
Livela8313/
Luvola834/
Luvely833/
Luveli832/
Luvele831/
Louvila77297/
Loubela77134/
Livella7775/
Laubela7747/
Luvello7728/
Luivala7721/
Leuvila776/
Louelha775/
Luvuila774/
Luvilla772/
Luvhila771/
Llivela771/
Lusbela771/
Luviele771/
Louvelo771/
Lumpela771/
Luvalla771/
Lyubela771/
Luvhele771/
Luvelle770/
Louvelle71156/
Louvelli7134/
Lubehela719/
Louvilat719/
Lushwela715/
Livellia711/
Loubelia711/
Lauvalea711/
Lumpeela711/
Lauvelle711/
Luveille711/
Louvello710/
Lubeslay710/
Lubelo671,994/
Luvalo671,841/
Lobela671,766/
Lubila67795/
Livelo67661/
Lubele67380/
Liwela67323/
Livala67302/
Luwala67250/
Lowela67227/
Luvilo67226/
Luwele67173/
Livila67106/
Luwila6774/
Luwola6764/
Lutvillah6733/
Lluvailla6724/
Lubeli6710/
Luwelo6710/
Luvolo679/
Livola675/
Lleuvelly671/
Lubyla671/
Luvile671/
Leuvielle671/
Lluisvila671/
Leutvilay671/
Leutvilai671/
Louvelett670/

Luvela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luvela in the Hindi language
लुवेलाluvela-
Luvela in the Marathi language
लुवेलाluvela-

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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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  • 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 Luvela
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