Luwaca Surname

281,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,371 people bear this surname

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

Luwaca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwaca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2131:44,6645,711
Zimbabwe1371:112,68815,411
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Swaziland41:324,550996
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Luwaca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luwaca is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwaca? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 281,430th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,315,497 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Luwaca reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Luwaca is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,213 people, or 1 in 44,664. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Besides South Africa Luwaca occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Luwaca Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Luwaca earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.84% less than the national average, earning R 199,992 per year and in United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luwacha9220/
Luwacat921/
Luwaka8380/
Luwaza8345/
Liwaca831/
Lubaca831/
Luwaco831/
Lubacha77955/
Loubaca7715/
Laubaca771/
Luwaazo771/
Luwache771/
Luwaiza771/
Laubacha711/
Liwackah711/
Liwaka67293/
Luwazi67139/
Luweka67107/
Lowaka6784/
Luwazo6772/
Luwoza6712/
Luvaka6710/
Livaca674/
Luwaki674/
Luwaze673/
Lubaco672/
Luwake672/
Luvaco671/

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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 Luwaca
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