Luwambo Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Luwambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 134 | 1:395,087 | 28,090 |
| Uganda | 107 | 1:364,853 | 23,632 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Luwambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwambo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwambo? popularity and diffusion
Luwambo is the 864,701st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. The surname Luwambo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwambo live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Luwambo is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 395,087. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 93 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 34 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubambo | 86 | 3,978 | / |
| Luwamba | 86 | 647 | / |
| Luwombo | 86 | 150 | / |
| Luwembo | 86 | 140 | / |
| Lowambo | 86 | 110 | / |
| Luvambo | 86 | 46 | / |
| Lubaambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loubambou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lubamba | 71 | 20,520 | / |
| Luwemba | 71 | 2,658 | / |
| Lubombo | 71 | 1,080 | / |
| Liwamba | 71 | 463 | / |
| Luvombo | 71 | 73 | / |
| Luvamba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Luwomba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Luvembo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lowamba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lubanbo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Liwombo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Loubamba | 67 | 210 | / |
| Luweemba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luvhombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubuombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubaamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luwembaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lusuamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lluwemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luchwanba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Louvoumbou | 59 | 5 | / |
| Luvemba | 57 | 375 | / |
| Liwemba | 57 | 277 | / |
| Livombo | 57 | 176 | / |
| Liwomba | 57 | 131 | / |
| Lubomba | 57 | 97 | / |
| Livamba | 57 | 36 | / |
| Lubanba | 57 | 4 | / |
| Lubamva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Luvhomba | 53 | 19 | / |
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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 Luwambo
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