Luwamba Surname
Approximately 647 people bear this surname
Luwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 595 | 1:124,167 | 13,438 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Luwamba (180) may also be a first name.
Luwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luwamba is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwamba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 506,723rd most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwamba live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 679,247th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 180 people.
This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 595 people, or 1 in 124,167. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubamba | 86 | 20,520 | / |
| Luwemba | 86 | 2,658 | / |
| Luwambi | 86 | 642 | / |
| Liwamba | 86 | 463 | / |
| Luwambo | 86 | 314 | / |
| Luwambe | 86 | 47 | / |
| Luvamba | 86 | 10 | / |
| Luwomba | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lowamba | 86 | 4 | / |
| Loubamba | 80 | 210 | / |
| Luweemba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lhuwambi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lubaamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luwembaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luwambio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luswambi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lusuamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lluwemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luchwanba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lubambo | 71 | 3,978 | / |
| Lubambe | 71 | 497 | / |
| Luvemba | 71 | 375 | / |
| Liwemba | 71 | 277 | / |
| Lubambi | 71 | 233 | / |
| Luwombo | 71 | 150 | / |
| Luwembo | 71 | 140 | / |
| Liwomba | 71 | 131 | / |
| Lowambo | 71 | 110 | / |
| Luwombe | 71 | 105 | / |
| Lubomba | 71 | 97 | / |
| Luvambo | 71 | 46 | / |
| Livamba | 71 | 36 | / |
| Lowambe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lubamby | 71 | 2 | / |
| Luwombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lubamva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luvhomba | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lubaambo | 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 Luwamba
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