Luwam Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Luwam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Luwam (1,655) may also be a first name.
Luwam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luwam is found most in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Luwam is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Luwam reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 189,342nd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 1,655 people.
Luwam is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Beside Ethiopia Luwam is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luwamg | 91 | 1 | / |
| Luwame | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lowam | 80 | 207 | / |
| Luwan | 80 | 132 | / |
| Lubam | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lywam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Liwam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lowham | 73 | 157 | / |
| Lauwan | 73 | 36 | / |
| Liuwan | 73 | 23 | / |
| Luwean | 73 | 16 | / |
| Louwan | 73 | 7 | / |
| Leuvam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Luwaan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Luwain | 73 | 5 | / |
| Luwane | 73 | 4 | / |
| Luiwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luwant | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lubaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loubam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luywan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luhwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lhouvam | 67 | 95 | / |
| Laubham | 67 | 52 | / |
| Lauwang | 67 | 43 | / |
| Liauwan | 67 | 35 | / |
| Louvaim | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lhauvam | 67 | 20 | / |
| Louhwan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leuvaum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Louwane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leuwant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuvame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lheuvam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Luwam
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