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 last name Luwija has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwija? popularity and diffusion
Luwija is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Luwija occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Luwija reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 459,598th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 359 people.
The last name Luwija is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Luwija is primarily found in: Nebbi District, where 75 percent live and Koboko District, where 25 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis