Luwak Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Luwak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Luwak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwak occurs most in Malaysia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwak? popularity and diffusion
Luwak is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Luwak are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
Luwak is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia Luwak is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 91 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 9 percent reside. Not including Malaysia Luwak exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Luwak
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