Luwaa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Luwaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Luwaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwaa is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Luwaa is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Luwaa is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Luwaa reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Namibia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Kunene Region, where 80 percent live and Omusati Region, where 20 percent live. Excluding Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
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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 Luwaa
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