Luwal Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Luwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
South Sudan161:713,442947
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Luwal (18) may also be a first name.

Luwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luwal is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Luwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Luwal is the 2,061,309th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Luwal reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Luwal is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 18 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Jigawa, where 80 percent reside, Kaduna, where 17 percent reside and Plateau, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 19 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 11 percent reside.

Luwal Last Name Statistics demography

Luwal earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauwal912,257/
Luwale91377/
Luwall912/
Leuwal911/
Louwal911/
Lluwal911/
Luweal911/
Luwaile831,772/
Lauwale8351/
Lauwail8325/
Luhwale831/
Louwale831/
Luwalle831/
Lujwale831/
Leuwale831/
Luwaale831/
Liauwal831/
Lowal801,694/
Lubal80606/
Liwal8018/
Luval807/
Lywal801/
Leuwol731,549/
Luwole73684/
Luvale73678/
Lowaal73204/
Loubal73191/
Laubal7358/
Lowual7354/
Leuval7349/
Luvaul7340/
Loweal7316/
Luvall7315/
Lyubal7310/
Luball737/
Lowall735/
Louval733/
Liwaul733/
Liwaal731/
Lubhal731/
Liewal731/
Lyuvale67651/
Lubhail6762/
Lusuale6721/
Louvall6721/
Lauwole679/
Luvalle679/
Louwole676/
Lauvall672/
Lauvale672/
Louvail671/
Luwoile671/

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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 Luwal
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