Luwayi Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Luwayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Luwayi (11) may also be a first name.

Luwayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luwayi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Luwayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Luwayi live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,289,945. In South Africa Luwayi is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent live, Limpopo, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 12 percent live.

Luwayi Last Name Statistics demography

Luwayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.91% less than the national average, earning R 64,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luswayi9234/
Luwai91201/
Luway91157/
Luwaya832,279/
Luwayo83603/
Luwaji83208/
Luwaye8375/
Luvayi8370/
Lauwai8345/
Luuwai8330/
Lowayi8327/
Lauway8312/
Luwoyi839/
Luweyi836/
Luwayu836/
Luwuyi832/
Luwaiz831/
Liwayi831/
Luwaio831/
Liuwai831/
Loubayi771,836/
Lusuayi77103/
Luswaya7727/
Luwahya7712/
Hluwayo779/
Lubhayi773/
Luwaihi772/
Lhuwayo772/
Luvhayi771/
Lauwwai771/
Lujwaid771/
Luwagie771/
Louwaye771/
Luhuayi771/
Louwaya771/
Lousway770/
Lubay732,635/
Luvai732,250/
Loway731,177/
Luwau73348/
Lowai73245/
Liway73196/
Lubai73179/
Luwei73167/
Liwai73150/
Luwey7322/
Luwaa737/
Lywai732/
Luwoy731/
Luwij731/
Luwui731/
Lubaya674,354/
Lubhai671,804/
Liwaya671,019/
Luwoye67428/
Luweji67269/
Loubai67232/
Luweja67227/
Luvayo67172/
Luwiya67164/
Liuwei67141/
Luwuya6775/
Louwye6766/
Livuyi6753/
Lubaye6749/
Lubayo6749/
Lubayu6749/
Lowaya6748/
Luweya6744/
Lubeyi6735/
Lauwau6731/
Liwaai6729/
Laubay6728/
Lowaye6727/
Lubhay6725/
Lubaji6724/
Liubai6724/
Lieway6723/
Liwaye6721/
Leuvai6720/
Lauvai6719/
Laubai6716/
Livayi6710/
Luvaya679/
Luwoya678/
Liwayo677/
Luwije677/
Luweye675/
Luwija675/
Loubay674/
Luwiji674/
Luvuyi674/
Lloway672/
Luwiyo672/
Lubaia672/
Liwayu672/
Luwaja672/
Lyubai672/
Lyubay671/
Luvaji671/
Lubyia671/
Lubaiy671/
Luweah671/
Loeway671/
Luwois671/
Louvai671/
Luvoyi671/
Luwajo671/
Luwawe671/
Luwuja671/
Luwuyo671/
Luuvai671/
Luveyi671/
Lowhay671/
Liewai671/
Leuvay671/
Lowayo671/
Louwey671/
Luvaio671/
Luvaye671/
Louvay671/
Leubay671/
Luyvie670/

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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 Luwayi
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