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

Luwaha occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwaha? popularity and diffusion

Luwaha is the 897,852nd most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Luwaha reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Luwaha is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 183,189. In Tanzania Luwaha is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 66 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 0 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

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
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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 Luwaha
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