Luwanda Surname

148,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Luwanda Surname Definition:

Luwanda is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: lawn.

Luwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,3591:12,5971,971
DR Congo9371:78,8479,121
Tanzania6381:82,9818,485
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Luwanda (446) may also be a first name.

Luwanda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Luwanda is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: lawn.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Luwanda Last Name Facts

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

Luwanda occurs most in Malawi. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Luwanda is the 148,293rd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,443,845 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwanda are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Luwanda is also the 405,761st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 446 people.

The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 1,359 people, or 1 in 12,597. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Tanzania, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louwanda934/
Luswanda931/
Luvanda869,583/
Lubanda869,253/
Liwanda861,969/
Luwande8667/
Luwandi8653/
Luwandy8632/
Luwando8622/
Lowanda865/
Luwonda864/
Loubanda8074/
Luvandaâ804/
Liwanday802/
Lubainda801/
Lauvanda801/
Luvandah801/
Lauwandi801/
Luwoonda801/
Luvaanda801/
Lubandha801/
Luwondo71874/
Lubandi71851/
Lubando71410/
Lubande71217/
Lowande71121/
Liuwwandhy7147/
Liwonda7134/
Lubandy7131/
Lubonda7125/
Lowandi7117/
Luvande7110/
Luvandi715/
Livanda715/
Luvonda713/
Luwonde713/
Luvenda713/
Liwando712/
Luvando712/
Lowandy712/
Lowando711/
Livhanda6727/
Luevando671/
Lievanda671/
Louvando671/
Louvande671/
Lubandhi671/
Luubandi671/
Luvander671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luwanda
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