Luwanja Surname
Approximately 623 people bear this surname
Luwanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 471 | 1:112,403 | 10,822 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
Luwanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwanja occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 521,888th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,697,505 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Luwanja are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 112,403. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Njombe Region, where 46 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 20 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Luwanja is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luwandja | 93 | 280 | / |
| Lubanja | 86 | 468 | / |
| Luwanya | 86 | 213 | / |
| Luwanji | 86 | 48 | / |
| Luvanja | 86 | 5 | / |
| Liwanja | 86 | 4 | / |
| Luwanza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luwanje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luwanca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luhwanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lubaanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lubanza | 71 | 5,328 | / |
| Lubansa | 71 | 837 | / |
| Lubonja | 71 | 341 | / |
| Lubanji | 71 | 133 | / |
| Lubania | 71 | 64 | / |
| Luvanza | 71 | 57 | / |
| Lubanya | 71 | 23 | / |
| Luwanzo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lubanje | 71 | 5 | / |
| Liwanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lowanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lowanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luvenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lowania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luvania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loubanza | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lyubania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liubania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luvangia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loubania | 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 Luwanja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis