Luwape Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Luwape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635

Luwape Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Luwape Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Luwape is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Luwape.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwape? popularity and diffusion

The last name Luwape is the 2,580,327th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Luwape live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa Luwape is most prevalent in: Free State, where 55 percent reside, Gauteng, where 38 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 48 percent reside.

Luwape Last Name Statistics demography

Luwape earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.17% less than the national average, earning R 75,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luwepe8341/
Lowape8328/
Louwap8315/
Leuwap831/
Luwaip831/
Luwapay774/
Luvapez771/
Lowap7345/
Leuvaupe716/
Lowaip6735/
Leuvap679/
Lowapa672/
Luwahab625/
Leuvaph623/
Leuvaip621/
Luuvaph621/
Lubab55440/
Lubav551/
Lowop551/
Lowab550/
Loubab50307/
Lubaib5013/
Leuvab503/
Lubabh501/

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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 Luwape
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