Luwija Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Luwija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Luwija (359) may also be a first name.
Luwija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwija occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Luwija is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Luwija is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Luwija live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Luwija is also the 459,598th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 359 people.
Luwija is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Luwija is mostly concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 75 percent live and Koboko District, where 25 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent live.
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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 Luwija
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