Luwi Surname

111,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Luwi Surname Definition:

Luwi is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: god's mercy.

Luwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2881:41,1044,698
DR Congo9171:80,5679,307
Zambia8881:17,8491,995
Papua New Guinea4711:17,3121,743
Indonesia2771:477,43439,341
Malaysia1301:226,87913,060
Solomon Islands651:8,9241,489
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
England11:55,718,059489,080

Luwi (2,556) may also be a first name.

Luwi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Luwi is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: god's mercy.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Luwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luwi occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 111,885th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,757,729 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Luwi live; 31 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Luwi is also the 145,715th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 2,556 people.

The last name Luwi is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 41,104. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 28 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 27 percent live and Katavi Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Tanzania Luwi exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Zambia, where 21 percent live.

Luwi Last Name Statistics demography

Luwi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.05% less than the national average, earning R 78,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Luwei89167/
Luwii8928/
Lauwi8911/
Louwi8911/
Luwie894/
Luewi891/
Luwij891/
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Liuwei80141/
Lauwai8045/
Luuwai8030/
Louwie8026/
Luwich8012/
Luwijs808/
Luwije807/
Lauwit802/
Luwaiz801/
Lauwid801/
Lauwie801/
Luwois801/
Luwisz801/
Louwii801/
Liuwai801/
Lubi755,400/
Luwe754,343/
Luwa753,662/
Luvi75569/
Lowi75556/
Liwi75272/
Luwy7525/
Luwisch73153/
Lauwwai731/
Lujwaid731/
Louwije731/
Lauweis731/
Luweiss730/
Hlubi675,524/
Lowoi672,724/
Luvai672,250/
Lowie67728/
Louwe67454/
Louwa67406/
Luvis67352/
Liwei67302/
Lauwa67292/
Luvie67290/
Lutvi67264/
Lowai67245/
Leuwe67206/
Lubai67179/
Lihui67159/
Luway67157/
Luvio67155/
Liwai67150/
Laubi67110/
Loewi67109/
Lubyi67106/
Louvi6797/
Lubui6790/
Lowei6783/
Luweh6779/
Loubi6769/
Lusui6768/
Luwee6766/
Lowii6764/
Lubei6756/
Luvui6752/
Lauwe6748/
Luvoi6739/
Luwej6734/
Lauvi6733/
Luwey6722/
Lubih6721/
Luibi6721/
Liuwa6717/
Liwie6716/
Luhwe6714/
Liubi6710/
Liwoi679/
Lubij678/
Lauwy678/
Luwaa677/
Louwé677/
Lujvi676/
Luuwe674/
Luiva674/
Lluvi674/
Lubhi673/
Luewe673/
Lowhi673/
Liuwe673/
Liuvi673/
Luvit672/
Lywai672/
Lujwa672/
Leubi672/
Liwih672/
Luboi672/
Luvih672/
Luiby672/
Leuui672/
Lu'ui672/
Luviy671/
Luvij671/
Luewy671/
Luivy671/
Lowiy671/
Lieui671/
Luwhy671/
Luwha671/
Luwwa671/
Luwoy671/
Llubi671/
Luevi671/
Luywe671/
Luvii671/
Hliwi671/
Luvei671/
Luhbi671/
Luwwe671/
Liewi671/
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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luwi
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