Luwela Surname
Approximately 1,526 people bear this surname
Luwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,494 | 1:35,436 | 4,139 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Luwela (96) may also be a first name.
Luwela Demographics
Average Luwela Salary in
South Africa
R 43,524
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Luwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwela is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwela? popularity and diffusion
Luwela is the 257,936th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,775,587 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwela reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 96 people.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,494 people, or 1 in 35,436. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 91 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 7 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Luwela Last Name Statistics demography
Luwela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.68% less than the national average, earning R 43,524 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lushwela | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lubela | 83 | 1,987 | / |
| Luvela | 83 | 487 | / |
| Liwela | 83 | 323 | / |
| Luwala | 83 | 250 | / |
| Lowela | 83 | 227 | / |
| Luwele | 83 | 173 | / |
| Luwila | 83 | 74 | / |
| Luwola | 83 | 64 | / |
| Luwelo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Loubela | 77 | 134 | / |
| Lowelia | 77 | 56 | / |
| Lowelya | 77 | 48 | / |
| Laubela | 77 | 47 | / |
| Luhwala | 77 | 21 | / |
| Lauwala | 77 | 16 | / |
| Lujwele | 77 | 12 | / |
| Luwaila | 77 | 6 | / |
| Louelha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lujwala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Luviela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lauweli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwaala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lyubela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hluwele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwahla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Louwola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luvella | 77 | 0 | / |
| Luchwele | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lubehela | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lauwalia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lauwaila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lauwalai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Luchwelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loubelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hluwalia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lihwelai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Louwello | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lubelo | 67 | 1,994 | / |
| Lowelo | 67 | 1,287 | / |
| Lubila | 67 | 795 | / |
| Luvila | 67 | 519 | / |
| Liwala | 67 | 453 | / |
| Lubele | 67 | 380 | / |
| Liwola | 67 | 332 | / |
| Luwilo | 67 | 122 | / |
| Liwila | 67 | 105 | / |
| Lowele | 67 | 82 | / |
| Luwolo | 67 | 77 | / |
| Luwalo | 67 | 56 | / |
| Luvala | 67 | 55 | / |
| Lowila | 67 | 36 | / |
| Luvelo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lowely | 67 | 16 | / |
| Livela | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lubeli | 67 | 10 | / |
| Loweli | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luvola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luwile | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luvely | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luveli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lubyla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luvele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liwelo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Luwela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis