Luwale Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Luwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Zambia | 17 | 1:932,348 | 29,315 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Luwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luwale is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwale? popularity and diffusion
Luwale is the 758,524th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Luwale live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 326,901. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 28 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
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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 Luwale
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