Luwayile Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Luwayile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwayile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia391:406,40820,045
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Luwayile Last Name Facts

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

Luwayile is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Luwayile.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwayile? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Luwayile occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwayile reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Luwayile is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 406,408. In Zambia Luwayile is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 49 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 46 percent reside and Central Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Zambia it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luwaile931,772/
Luwayili8852/
Luwayila882/
Luwale86377/
Luwile863/
Lauwale8051/
Lauwail8025/
Luwaila806/
Luwaili802/
Luwalle801/
Luwaale801/
Luwoile801/
Louwale801/
Luhwale801/
Lujwale801/
Leuwale801/
Luwiley800/
Lauwaili7537/
Lauwaila754/
Luwayeli752/
Luvale71678/
Luvile711/
Llubaille711/
Luweal711/
Lyuvale67651/
Lubhail6762/
Luvalle679/
Lubaili679/
Luwauli678/
Lubuile674/
Lauwael674/
Lauvale672/
Luwaula671/
Lauwuil671/
Luviele671/
Louvail671/

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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 Luwayile
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