Luwanga Surname

283,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Luwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8361:20,4773,173
DR Congo4041:182,87018,550
Uganda541:722,95035,796
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Luwanga (86) may also be a first name.

Luwanga Last Name Facts

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

Luwanga is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 283,122nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,354,552 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwanga live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Luwanga is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 86 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 836 people, or 1 in 20,477. Barring Malawi Luwanga occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Luwanga Last Name Statistics demography

Luwanga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.86% less than the national average, earning R 107,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luswuanga881/
Lubanga8612,066/
Luvanga863,801/
Liwanga862,197/
Lowanga86747/
Luwonga8648/
Luwango8636/
Luwangi864/
Lubang'a80263/
Liwangga8052/
Lubaynga8019/
Luhwango809/
Louvanga805/
Lubaanga803/
Lubannga802/
Lubangha802/
Lubangah801/
Luwasenge751/
Lubango719,981/
Lubangi716,470/
Lubange711,837/
Luvonga711,461/
Luwongo711,095/
Lubonga71501/
Liwango71399/
Liwonga71178/
Luvenga71140/
Lowango7178/
Luvango7165/
Luvangi7141/
Livanga7138/
Lowonga712/
Lowange712/
Lubangy711/
Luwonge711/
Lubanghi6727/
Lubhonga6720/
Louvenga674/
Luvhango672/
Lubaango672/
Lhubango671/
Lusuangi671/
Livangay671/
Lihwango671/

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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 Luwanga
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