Luwar Surname

174,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Luwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal2,4201:11,769718
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Luwar (193) may also be a first name.

Luwar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luwar (Marathi: लुवार) is held by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Luwar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 174,635th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,967,242 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Luwar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 653,740th most common first name in the world It is held by 193 people.

It is most numerous in Nepal, where it is carried by 2,420 people, or 1 in 11,769. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Karnali, where 69 percent are found, Seti, where 23 percent are found and Bheri, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nepal Luwar exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luware9111/
Luswar911/
Louwart838/
Luwahar831/
Lubar80514/
Luvar80260/
Liwar80250/
Lowar80121/
Luwor8016/
Louwaard7772/
Loubar731,642/
Louvar73280/
Lowhar73104/
Leuvar7326/
Lubarr7317/
Luvare7310/
Luyvar736/
Lyuvar734/
Lihuar734/
Lubair732/
Loewar732/
Laubar732/
Liubar731/
Lujbar731/
Lihwar731/
Luvard731/
Luibar731/
Làouar731/
Leubar731/
Lowear731/
Lauvar731/
Lusvar730/
Louvard67634/
Louvart67138/
Leuvard6729/
Lauvard6716/
Luwoire6715/
Luweire6715/
Lusvard671/
Louvarz671/
Luvaire671/
Lusuard671/
Lowhear670/

Luwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luwar in the Marathi language
लुवारluvara-

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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 Luwar
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