Luwaya Surname

185,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Luwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,8551:8,5441,004
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Namibia721:33,4644,917
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Luwaya (53) may also be a first name.

Luwaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luwaya occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwaya? popularity and diffusion

Luwaya is the 185,898th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,197,695 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Luwaya are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 53 people.

It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,855 people, or 1 in 8,544. In Zambia it is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 53 percent live, Western Province, where 18 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Namibia, where 3 percent live.

Luwaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Luwaya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Luwaya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.88% less than the national average, earning R 45,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luswaya9227/
Luwahya9212/
Louwaya921/
Luway91157/
Luwaa917/
Lubaya834,354/
Liwaya831,019/
Luwayo83603/
Luwiya83164/
Luwayi8377/
Luwuya8375/
Luwaye8375/
Lowaya8348/
Luweya8344/
Lauway8312/
Luvaya839/
Luwoya838/
Luwayu836/
Luwaja832/
Lubhaya773,659/
Lusuaya77103/
Luwiyah7775/
Lubahya7760/
Luswayi7734/
Loubaya7711/
Hluwayo779/
Liwayah774/
Lhuwayo772/
Lauweya771/
Louwaye771/
Hlowaya771/
Lousway770/
Lubay732,635/
Loway731,177/
Luwau73348/
Luwai73201/
Liway73196/
Luwey7322/
Lowaa7314/
Luwoy731/
Liuwwaha711/
Luboya6721,129/
Lubuya674,194/
Lubeya671,400/
Luwoye67428/
Liwiya67352/
Lubiya67233/
Luweja67227/
Lowoya67212/
Luwaji67208/
Luviya67178/
Luvayo67172/
Loweya67157/
Liwoya6780/
Luveya6776/
Luvayi6770/
Louwye6766/
Lubaye6749/
Lubayo6749/
Lubayu6749/
Lauwai6745/
Luvuya6738/
Lauwau6731/
Liweya6731/
Luuwai6730/
Liwaai6729/
Laubay6728/
Lowaye6727/
Lowayi6727/
Lubhay6725/
Lubaja6725/
Lieway6723/
Lowuya6723/
Livaya6722/
Liwaye6721/
Lowiya6715/
Luwoyi679/
Liwayo677/
Luweyi676/
Luweye675/
Luwija675/
Loubay674/
Lloway672/
Luwiyo672/
Lubaia672/
Luwuyi672/
Liwayu672/
Lyubay671/
Luwaiz671/
Lubaiy671/
Liwayi671/
Luweah671/
Loeway671/
Liwuya671/
Luvoya671/
Luwaio671/
Luwajo671/
Luwawe671/
Luwuja671/
Luwuyo671/
Lowhay671/
Leuvay671/
Lowayo671/
Louwey671/
Luvaye671/
Livuya671/
Louvay671/
Liuwai671/
Leubay671/

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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 Luwaya
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