Luwao Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Luwao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Luwao (19) may also be a first name.
Luwao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwao occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwao? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Luwao are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent forename internationally It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Luwao is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 41 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luwaayo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Luwaiyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lubao | 80 | 1,589 | / |
| Lowao | 80 | 144 | / |
| Liwao | 80 | 103 | / |
| Luvao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loubao | 73 | 271 | / |
| Lauvao | 73 | 70 | / |
| Liubao | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lowuao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowaho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liwaho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luvaho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luibao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loubaho | 67 | 110 | / |
| Luwojja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luibahou | 62 | 5 | / |
| Lueweaha | 62 | 4 | / |
| Lubahayo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Luboa | 60 | 100 | / |
| Livao | 60 | 16 | / |
| Lowoa | 60 | 14 | / |
| Luboha | 55 | 33 | / |
| Livouo | 55 | 25 | / |
| Luboho | 55 | 5 | / |
| Lowoua | 55 | 2 | / |
| Liwoua | 55 | 1 | / |
| Livoua | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lubaiya | 50 | 92 | / |
| Lubayia | 50 | 45 | / |
| Lubaaya | 50 | 2 | / |
| Lubayya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lowoiya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Laubouo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lubojja | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lubojia | 50 | 1 | / |
| Luthuoa | 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 Luwao
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