Luwana Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Luwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Zambia561:283,03416,318
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Luwana (631) may also be a first name.

Luwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luwana (Hindi: लुवना) is found most in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,121,821st most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Luwana live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 331,447th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 631 people.

Luwana is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luwaina9229/
Louwana9218/
Lauwana9212/
Luwgana926/
Luwanna923/
Luiwana921/
Louwaina862/
Louwanna860/
Lubana831,738/
Luwani83786/
Luwano83672/
Liwana83480/
Lowana83273/
Luwena8345/
Luvana8317/
Luwane834/
Lywana831/
Luwona831/
Luwany831/
Luvanga773,801/
Liubana77817/
Lubhana7777/
Luveana7757/
Lubaina7737/
Luhwano7714/
Lihuana7712/
Lowahna7710/
Loubana779/
Liewana779/
Lauwani777/
Liwanah777/
Luhwani775/
Liwanay774/
Luevana774/
Leubana774/
Lowhana774/
Lubanay774/
Laubana773/
Luwanyi773/
Lusuana772/
Louwani772/
Louwane772/
Liuwani771/
Lliwana771/
Luwanje771/
Luvanai771/
Lubaana771/
Lujuana771/
Luwonna771/
Luhwango719/
Luvainay719/
Louvanga715/
Loubayna714/
Louwanou713/
Leuswani712/
Luwaanyi712/
Loehwana712/
Lauvhana711/
Lauhvana711/
Luthuana711/
L'Uwaine711/
Lowhanna711/
Liwaynay711/
Lauwanit711/
Livana67593/
Luvena67466/
Lowany67381/
Lubane67328/
Luwono67233/
Luvani67218/
Lowane67213/
Lubona67203/
Liwena67124/
Luvano6756/
Lubany677/
Luvane672/
Liwona672/
Lowona671/
Luvona671/

Luwana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luwana in the Hindi language
लुवनाluvana-

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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 Luwana
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