Luvuno Surname

51,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,944 people bear this surname

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

Luvuno Surname User-submission:

The Luvuno surname means 'harvest', it is found almost among all Nguni nations in Southern Africa.

Luvuno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,8901:9,1981,151
Kenya3,6891:12,5181,563
Zimbabwe1811:85,29412,405
Tanzania1661:318,92524,177
England71:7,959,723202,100
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Luvuno (3,039) may also be a first name.

Luvuno Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Luvuno surname means 'harvest', it is found almost among all Nguni nations in Southern Africa.

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Luvuno Last Name Facts

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

Luvuno is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Luvuno.

How Common Is The Last Name Luvuno? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 51,542nd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 732,859 people. The surname Luvuno occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luvuno are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 131,045th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 3,039 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 5,890 people, or 1 in 9,198. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 60 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 37 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Luvuno Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Luvuno surname is predominantly Christian (74%) in Kenya.

Luvuno earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.84% less than the national average, earning R 178,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luvungo9295/
Luvhuno921/
Luvhungo861/
Lubuno8378/
Luvuna8353/
Livuno8317/
Luwuno836/
Louvounou8035/
Lubungo773,777/
Luvunga773,749/
Luwungo77458/
Lyubuno778/
Lauvino775/
Louvoungou751/
Hluvunga712/
Luvhunga711/
Luwono67233/
Lubuna67230/
Luwuna6722/
Louvounga6718/
Lowuno678/
Livuna674/
Lobuno674/

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