Luwama Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Luwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Luwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwama occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Luwama is the 2,047,559th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Luwama live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Luwama is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luswama | 92 | 17 | / |
| Luywama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Luwaama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lauwamah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lubama | 83 | 251 | / |
| Luwamo | 83 | 124 | / |
| Liwama | 83 | 92 | / |
| Luwema | 83 | 67 | / |
| Luvama | 83 | 46 | / |
| Lowama | 83 | 14 | / |
| Luwami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luwame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lubauma | 77 | 24 | / |
| Luwamio | 77 | 21 | / |
| Luwaimi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Luvaama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Luwamoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lusuama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwaimo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Louwamou | 71 | 101 | / |
| Louwamio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luboma | 67 | 133 | / |
| Liwamo | 67 | 63 | / |
| Liwema | 67 | 32 | / |
| Livama | 67 | 6 | / |
| Luvoma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lubamo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luvema | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luwemo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luvamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lowame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubame | 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 Luwama
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