Luwani Surname

436,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Luwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
England61:9,286,343223,652
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Luwani (411) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauwani927/
Luhwani925/
Luwanyi923/
Louwani922/
Liuwani921/
Leuswani862/
Luwaanyi862/
Lauwanit861/
Luvani83218/
Luwana83216/
Luwane834/
Luwany831/
Luvhani7756/
Luvangi7741/
Luwaina7729/
Louwana7718/
Lubanyi7713/
Lauwana7712/
Luvaniy776/
Luwanna773/
Louwane772/
Luvanie771/
Lubanoi771/
Luvanai771/
Luwanje771/
Luiwana771/
Lauvanis7111/
Lubhanni714/
Louwaina712/
L'Uwaine711/
Leuvanio711/
Lubeanoi711/
Loubhani711/
Louwanna710/
Lowany67381/
Lubane67328/
Lowana67273/
Lowane67213/
Luvoni67164/
Luvana6717/
Lubany677/
Luvane672/
Luwona671/

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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 Luwani
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