Luwau Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Luwau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Luwau (13) may also be a first name.

Luwau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luwau has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 804,502nd most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Luwau are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 225,243. Excluding The DR Congo Luwau is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Poland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauwau9131/
Luwayu916/
Luwa893,662/
Luwu89712/
Liuwu80782/
Louwa80406/
Lauwa80292/
Luwai80201/
Luway80157/
Lubau80118/
Leuwa8087/
Luhwa8034/
Luwah8024/
Liuwa8017/
Luwaa807/
Luwut807/
Lguwu802/
Lujwa802/
Luvau802/
Luwwa801/
Luwui801/
Luuwa801/
Liwau801/
Luwha801/
Luwaya732,279/
Luwayo73603/
Luwaha73298/
Luweja73227/
Luwaji73208/
Luwiya73164/
Luwayi7377/
Luwuya7375/
Luwaye7375/
Louvau7350/
Lubayu7349/
Lauwai7345/
Luweya7344/
Leuvau7336/
Luuwai7330/
Lahuwa7319/
Louwap7315/
Lauway7312/
Luwoya738/
Lauwue737/
Louwah735/
Luwija735/
Lusswa732/
Luwaja732/
Liwayu732/
Luchwu732/
Luwuyi732/
Lauwah732/
Lubaju731/
Lauwha731/
Louwas731/
Leuwap731/
Leuwou731/
Liuwai731/
Louwat731/
Luwuyo731/
Luwuja731/
Luwawe731/
Luwaio731/
Luwach731/
Luwajo731/
Lushwa731/
Luwaiz731/
Luweah731/
Leuwah731/
Luba6715,115/
Liwa673,265/
Luvu671,029/
Lubu671,002/
Luva67820/
Luwiyah6775/
Luwugge6774/
Luswayi6734/
Luswaya6727/
Luhweja6722/
Lüwa6715/
Luwahya6712/
Hluwayo679/
Liwahyu674/
Lhuwayo672/
Luwaihi672/
Luwijja672/
Lujwaid671/
Lauwwai671/
Lauweya671/
Luswaje671/
Luwagie671/
Louwaas671/
Louwajo671/
Louwaye671/
Louwaya671/
Louywat671/
Lousway670/

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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 Luwau
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