Luwewa Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Luwewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 28 | 1:566,069 | 23,715 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Luwewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwewa is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,185,033rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Luwewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwewa reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 566,069. In Zambia it is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 93 percent live. Excluding Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luweewa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Luwawa | 83 | 2,165 | / |
| Liwewa | 83 | 249 | / |
| Luwewe | 83 | 134 | / |
| Luweba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lubewa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Luwewo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lauwewe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Lubeewa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luwojwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luwawah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwawea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwaawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lusweswe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Luwoojwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Luwayway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lubeba | 67 | 897 | / |
| Luwowo | 67 | 108 | / |
| Luwawo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Luwiwi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lubeva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Luveva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lowewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luwebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowewy | 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 Luwewa
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