Luwaha Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luwaha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwaha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2891:183,18915,886
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Luwaha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luwaha occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwaha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 897,852nd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Luwaha are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 183,189. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 66 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luwah9124/
Luwaa917/
Luwha911/
Liuwwaha861/
Luvaha83358/
Liwaha835/
Louwah835/
Lauwah832/
Luweah831/
Luwach831/
Leuwah831/
Lauwha831/
Luwa803,662/
Laubaha7728/
Louwaas771/
Louwa73406/
Luwau73348/
Lauwa73292/
Luvha73207/
Luwai73201/
Luway73157/
Leuwa7387/
Liwah7341/
Lubha7339/
Luhwa7334/
Lowha7329/
Liuwa7317/
Lowaa7314/
Liwaa738/
Lubaa737/
Lujwa732/
Luuwa731/
Luwoh731/
Luwwa731/
Lubhai671,804/
Luvaas67158/
Livaha6794/
Liuvha6783/
Lauwai6745/
Lauwau6731/
Luuwai6730/
Liwaai6729/
Lubhay6725/
Lahuwa6719/
Louwap6715/
Loubah6715/
Lahuva6715/
Lauway6712/
Loewha6710/
Luubaa678/
Lusswa672/
Leuwap671/
Lowwah671/
Luwaiz671/
Liuwai671/
Lowhay671/
Loubaa671/
Louwat671/
Louwas671/
Lushwa671/

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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 Luwaha
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