Luwali Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Luwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8491:54,3935,444
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Luwali (362) may also be a first name.

Luwali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luwali occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwali? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 373,745th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,599,109 people. The last name Luwali is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwali reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 457,558th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 362 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 849 people, or 1 in 54,393. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 100 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 0 percent are found and Kwale County, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Luwali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauwali9240,924/
Luwauli928/
Luhwali924/
Luwaali922/
Luwaili922/
Luswali921/
Lauwalli8651/
Lauwwali8638/
Lauwaili8637/
Lauwauli8632/
Lauwalia865/
Llauwali865/
Lauwalii862/
Lauwalai862/
Lauwaali862/
Hluwalia861/
Lauhwali861/
Lauwhali861/
Lauwalui861/
Lauwalit861/
Lhauwali861/
Liwali83558/
Luwale83377/
Luwala83250/
Lowali83127/
Lubali83125/
Luvali836/
Luwaly831/
Luwaile771,772/
Lauwale7751/
Luhwala7721/
Lauwala7716/
Loubali7714/
Lubaili779/
Luwaila776/
Lusuali774/
Lujwala774/
Louvali772/
Liwalii772/
Lujwale771/
Lihuali771/
Luwatle771/
Luwalle771/
Lubaali771/
Lauwoli771/
Lauweli771/
Luwaala771/
Luwaale771/
Luwaula771/
Louwale771/
Luhwale771/
Lauuali771/
Lubhali771/
Luwahla771/
Leuwale771/
Louwala771/
Lauwaila714/
Luibaili711/
Lubale672,711/
Luwole67684/
Luvale67678/
Lowala67474/
Liwale67240/
Luwele67173/
Lowale6799/
Luwola6764/
Luvala6755/
Livali678/
Luveli672/
Luvatelli671/

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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 Luwali
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