Luwas Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Luwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1001:1,012,38286,556
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Luwas Last Name Facts

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

Luwas occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,281,391st most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Luwas is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Luwas live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Luwas is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 1,012,382. In The Philippines Luwas is most prevalent in: Soccsksargen, where 50 percent live, Davao Region, where 35 percent live and Caraga, where 9 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Luwas Last Name Statistics demography

Luwas earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louwas911/
Luwase911/
Luwais911/
Luwashe831/
Louwaas831/
Lubas804,900/
Liwas80371/
Lowas80256/
Luvas8032/
Lubash73308/
Luvaas73158/
Lubais7393/
Liubas7312/
Leuvas7310/
Luevas735/
Lauvas735/
Lowash734/
Lowasz732/
Louvas732/
Lowaas731/
Loubas731/
Lubaus731/
Laubas731/
Luwach731/
Llowas731/
Loways731/
Luwois731/
Lluvas731/
Luyvas731/
Luvass731/
Luwaiz731/
Lubhas731/
Leuwaisse711/
Lubasch67201/
Lauvaas6726/
Leuvais6714/
Llihuas6714/
Louvais675/
Lauweis671/
Loewash671/
Luwache671/
Llubash671/
Laubash670/
Luweiss670/

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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 Luwas
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