Luwemba Surname

163,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Malawi

Luwemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3651:28,6003,943
Malawi1,1501:14,8862,336
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Luwemba (29) may also be a first name.

Luwemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luwemba occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwemba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 163,411th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,741,740 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Luwemba live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Luwemba is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 29 people.

Luwemba is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,365 people, or 1 in 28,600. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 27 percent are found, Kampala District, where 17 percent are found and Mukono District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Luwemba exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 43 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Luwemba Last Name Statistics demography

Luwemba earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 78.49% less than the national average, earning $9,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luweemba934/
Luwembaa931/
Lluwemba931/
Lubemba866,419/
Luwembe86660/
Luwamba86647/
Luvemba86375/
Liwemba86277/
Luwembo86140/
Luwembi8627/
Luwomba865/
Luwenba862/
Luwimba862/
Loubemba8078/
Llubemba801/
Lubembe713,081/
Luvembe711,221/
Lubembo711,143/
Liwamba71463/
Livemba71363/
Luwambo71314/
Luvimba71260/
Luwombo71150/
Liwomba71131/
Lubimba7151/
Lowembo7134/
Luvamba7110/
Luvembo715/
Lubenba714/
Liwimba714/
Lubembi712/
Lowembe711/
Luwenbo711/
Luvhimba6746/
Luvember671/
Lubembey671/
Llubembe671/

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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 Luwemba
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