Luwende Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Luwende Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Luwende (7) may also be a first name.
Luwende Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwende Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luwende occurs most in Uganda. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Luwende click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwende? popularity and diffusion
The surname Luwende is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwende live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Luwende is also the 4,548,448th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 7 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 40 percent reside, Bukomansimbi District, where 20 percent reside and Buyende District, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Zambia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luwendde | 93 | 2 | / |
| Luwendhe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Luchwende | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lubende | 86 | 798 | / |
| Luwenda | 86 | 157 | / |
| Liwende | 86 | 1 | / |
| Loewende | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lownde | 77 | 0 | / |
| Loewendei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luwinda | 71 | 89 | / |
| Lubendi | 71 | 58 | / |
| Lowendi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Liwendy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lowendy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lowenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lubindi | 57 | 72 | / |
| Liwindi | 57 | 26 | / |
| Lowinda | 57 | 3 | / |
| Lowynda | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lywinda | 57 | 1 | / |
| Loubindi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Lubindii | 53 | 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 Luwende
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