Luwah Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Luwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Luwah (14) may also be a first name.
Luwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwah occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Luwah reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Luwah is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name Luwah is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 79 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent live and Oyo, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Liberia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luwaha | 91 | 298 | / |
| Louwah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Lauwah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Luwach | 91 | 1 | / |
| Luweah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leuwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Luwa | 89 | 3,662 | / |
| Louwa | 80 | 406 | / |
| Luwau | 80 | 348 | / |
| Lauwa | 80 | 292 | / |
| Luwai | 80 | 201 | / |
| Luway | 80 | 157 | / |
| Leuwa | 80 | 87 | / |
| Liwah | 80 | 41 | / |
| Luhwa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Liuwa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Luwaa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lujwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Luwwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luwha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luwoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liuwwaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luvaha | 73 | 358 | / |
| Lauwai | 73 | 45 | / |
| Lauwau | 73 | 31 | / |
| Luuwai | 73 | 30 | / |
| Lahuwa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Louwap | 73 | 15 | / |
| Loubah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Lauway | 73 | 12 | / |
| Liwaha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lusswa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Louwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leuwap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lauwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Louwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lushwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luwaiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luba | 67 | 15,115 | / |
| Liwa | 67 | 3,265 | / |
| Luva | 67 | 820 | / |
| Luwo | 67 | 735 | / |
| Laubaha | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lüwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Leuvaph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Louwaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luuvaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lujwaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauwwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauvach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louywat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lousway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Luwah
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