Luwan Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Luwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
China101:136,732,1577,199
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Luwan (129) may also be a first name.

Luwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luwan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,558,593rd most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Luwan reside; 37 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 35 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Luwan is also the 818,356th most common first name internationally, held by 129 people.

Luwan is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Luwan is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 50 percent reside, Kano, where 20 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luewan9190/
Lauwan9136/
Liuwan9123/
Luwean9116/
Louwan917/
Luwaan916/
Luwain915/
Luwane914/
Luiwan912/
Luwant912/
Luhwan911/
Luywan911/
Lauwang8343/
Liauwan8335/
Louhwan836/
Louwane832/
Leuwant831/
Liwan804,513/
Luban801,562/
Lowan80414/
Luvan8075/
Luwon8037/
Luwam808/
Lywan800/
Leuwaing7711/
L'Uwaine771/
Lauchwan770/
Luwatten770/
Lauban731,215/
Lubain73182/
Louban73143/
Louvan7354/
Lubhan7350/
Lihuan7348/
Lubean7331/
Loewan7329/
Lujuan7325/
Lauvan7319/
Luyuan7317/
Lubaan7315/
Lowhan7312/
Luuvan7312/
Lusuan7312/
Lowaan7310/
Luvean736/
Luvang736/
Leuvan734/
Lutvan734/
Luvant734/
Liewan733/
Lowwan733/
Lowuan732/
Lowann732/
Liuban732/
Luevan732/
Luvane732/
Liwaan731/
Liwann731/
Leuwon731/
Liwean731/
Luwamg731/
Lowanh731/
Liwanh731/
Lihwan731/
Lowean731/
Lowain731/
Luvand731/
Luvain731/
Loowan730/
Laubhan67529/
Louvain67333/
Lauvand6770/
Liuyuan6744/
Lauvang6721/
Luchuan6718/
Liujuan678/
Liwahan675/
Lubhaan674/
Lauvain673/
Lauwong673/
Loubann673/
Laubain673/
Luvaine672/
Liuwong672/
Luiwong672/
Leuwong671/
Lyujuan671/
Lubahan671/
Loubhan671/
Lyubain671/
Louvane671/
Lhouvan671/
Laubahn671/
Loubain671/
Luvanne671/
Gliuvan671/
Luvahan671/
Lushuan670/

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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 Luwan
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