Luwaila Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zambia

Luwaila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwaila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Luwaila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luwaila occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwaila? popularity and diffusion

Luwaila is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwaila are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Luwaila is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Luwaila is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauwaila934/
Luwayila932/
Luwala92250/
Luwila9274/
Luswayila8821/
Luwaile861,772/
Luhwala8621/
Luswala8620/
Lauwala8616/
Lujwala864/
Luwaili862/
Luwaala861/
Liwaila861/
Luwaula861/
Louwala861/
Luwahla861/
Luwatla861/
Luwayili8052/
Luwayile8040/
Lauwaili8037/
Lauwalia805/
Lauwalai802/
Hluwalia801/
Lubala774,132/
Luwela771,526/
Luwali77959/
Lubila77795/
Luvila77519/
Lowala77474/
Liwala77453/
Luwale77377/
Luwilo77122/
Liwila77105/
Luwalo7756/
Luvala7755/
Lowila7736/
Luwile773/
Luwaly771/
Lluvailla7524/
Lauwali7140,924/
Louvila71297/
Lowilai71158/
Lauwale7151/
Laubila7143/
Lubilya7123/
Luivala7121/
Loubila7112/
Lubaili719/
Luwauli718/
Lauwalo717/
Lubalya716/
Leuvila716/
Luvuila714/
Luhwali714/
Luwalos714/
Luvilla712/
Lowailo712/
Luwaali712/
Luhwale711/
Leuwale711/
Liwalla711/
Luwalle711/
Lubhala711/
Luvalla711/
Liwilai711/
Luwaale711/
Luwoile711/
Luviela711/
Louwale711/
Lujwale711/
Lubaala711/
Lubaula711/
Lubuila711/
Luswali711/
Luvhila711/
Luwatle711/
Luwiley710/
Lauwalli6751/
Lauwwali6738/
Lauwauli6732/
Luvaglia6728/
Lauhbila6717/
Lhubalya6710/
Louvilat679/
Llauwali675/
Lushwela675/
Louwalou672/
Lauwaali672/
Lauwalii672/
Luwayeli672/
Lhauwali671/
Lauwalit671/
Lauwalui671/
Lauwhali671/
Lauhwali671/
Luibaili671/
Laubilia671/
Louwilou671/
Lushwili671/

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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 Luwaila
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