Luwani Surname
Approximately 786 people bear this surname
Luwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 732 | 1:23,387 | 3,582 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Luwani (411) may also be a first name.
Luwani Demographics
Average Luwani Salary in
South Africa
R 25,476
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Luwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwani occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Luwani is the 436,668th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,271,687 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Luwani live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Luwani is also the 424,977th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 411 people.
Luwani is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Besides Malawi this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Luwani Last Name Statistics demography
Luwani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.28% less than the national average, earning R 25,476 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauwani | 92 | 7 | / |
| Luhwani | 92 | 5 | / |
| Luwanyi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Louwani | 92 | 2 | / |
| Liuwani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Leuswani | 86 | 2 | / |
| Luwaanyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lauwanit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luvani | 83 | 218 | / |
| Luwana | 83 | 216 | / |
| Luwane | 83 | 4 | / |
| Luwany | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luvhani | 77 | 56 | / |
| Luvangi | 77 | 41 | / |
| Luwaina | 77 | 29 | / |
| Louwana | 77 | 18 | / |
| Lubanyi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Lauwana | 77 | 12 | / |
| Luvaniy | 77 | 6 | / |
| Luwanna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Louwane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luvanie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lubanoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luvanai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwanje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luiwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lauvanis | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lubhanni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Louwaina | 71 | 2 | / |
| L'Uwaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leuvanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lubeanoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loubhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Louwanna | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lowany | 67 | 381 | / |
| Lubane | 67 | 328 | / |
| Lowana | 67 | 273 | / |
| Lowane | 67 | 213 | / |
| Luvoni | 67 | 164 | / |
| Luvana | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lubany | 67 | 7 | / |
| Luvane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luwona | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Luwani
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