Luwaye Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Luwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 73 | 1:534,785 | 29,774 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Luwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwaye occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Luwaye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwaye live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 534,785. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kamuli District, where 70 percent reside, Buyende District, where 11 percent reside and Luuka District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Luwaye
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