Luwenda Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Luwenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia891:178,08912,157
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Luwenda (38) may also be a first name.

Luwenda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luwenda is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwenda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwenda are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 38 people.

The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 178,089. In Zambia Luwenda is most common in: North-Western Province, where 92 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent live and Luapula Province, where 2 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 15 percent live.

Luwenda Last Name Statistics demography

Luwenda earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.46% more than the national average, earning R 445,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lubenda86139/
Luwinda8689/
Luwendo8649/
Luwende867/
Liwenda866/
Lowenda861/
Luwendde802/
Luwendhe801/
Luchwende751/
Lubinda7126,118/
Lubende71798/
Lubendo71679/
Lubendi7158/
Lowendo7134/
Lowendi7121/
Liwinda7110/
Luwindo719/
Lowinda713/
Lowendy711/
Lywinda711/
Lowynda711/
Loubendo676/
Loewende671/
Lubinnda671/
Lubindah671/
Lubendou671/
Loewendei631/
Lownde620/
Lubindo57612/
Liwindo57289/
Lubindi5772/
Lowindo573/
Loubindi535/
Lubindii531/
Laubindo531/
Loubindou5019/

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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 Luwenda
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