Luwele Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Luwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Luwele (35) may also be a first name.

Luwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luwele is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,305,105th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. Luwele is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwele live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 35 people.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Apart from The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Luwele Last Name Statistics demography

Luwele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.92% less than the national average, earning R 45,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lujwele9212/
Hluwele921/
Luwelle920/
Luwel91103/
Luchwele8611/
Liwele831,789/
Luwela831,526/
Luwole83684/
Lubele83380/
Luwale83377/
Lowele8382/
Luwile833/
Louwel832/
Luvele831/
Leuwel831/
Luweal831/
Luwell830/
Luwaile771,772/
Loubele77335/
Lubeley77277/
Lauwale7751/
Lowelei7711/
Lauwole779/
Lubelei776/
Lubhele774/
Lowelee772/
Lujwale771/
Luwaale771/
Lauweli771/
Luwoile771/
Luviele771/
Luwalle771/
Louwale771/
Luhwale771/
Leuwale771/
Luvhele771/
Lauwell771/
Luiwell770/
Luwiley770/
Luvelle770/
Louwell770/
Luwil736/
Luvel733/
Louvelle71156/
Laubeleh715/
Luveille711/
Lauvelle711/
Luevelle710/
Louvel674,721/
Luwali67959/
Luvale67678/
Luvela67487/
Liweli67372/
Liwale67240/
Lowela67227/
Lubile67225/
Loewel6798/
Luwila6774/
Liwile6732/
Liwole6717/
Loweal6716/
Lowely6716/
Livele6711/
Lubeli6710/
Lauvel675/
Loweli675/
Luviel674/
Luvely673/
Luveli672/
Luvell672/
Lluvel671/
Luveld671/
Leuvielle671/
Laubeille671/
Luivel671/
Luvile671/
Louvelett670/

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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 Luwele
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