Luwanu Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Luwanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Luwanu (536) may also be a first name.
Luwanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luwanu is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Luwanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Luwanu is the 1,115,011th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwanu are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Luwanu is also the 364,183rd most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 536 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Outside of The DR Congo Luwanu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luwangu | 92 | 229 | / |
| Luswanu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Luiwanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Louwanou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Luwuangu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liwanu | 83 | 69 | / |
| Lowanu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lubanu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Luvanu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luvangu | 77 | 268 | / |
| Lowanou | 77 | 195 | / |
| Luwongu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luevanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loubanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lauvanus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Livanu | 67 | 129 | / |
| Luvenu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Louvangou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Liwonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liveanu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Livanui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Loubonou | 57 | 14 | / |
| Louvenou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Louvounou | 53 | 35 | / |
| Livenu | 50 | 254 | / |
| Louvoungou | 50 | 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 Luwanu
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