Luwisha Surname
Approximately 920 people bear this surname
Luwisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 911 | 1:17,398 | 1,944 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Luwisha (22) may also be a first name.
Luwisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luwisha occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwisha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 386,017th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwisha live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Luwisha is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.
The surname Luwisha is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 911 people, or 1 in 17,398. In Zambia Luwisha is most numerous in: Central Province, where 41 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent live. Barring Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luwaisha | 93 | 33 | / |
| Luwisa | 92 | 67 | / |
| Lubisha | 86 | 281 | / |
| Luwesha | 86 | 106 | / |
| Luwishi | 86 | 17 | / |
| Luvisha | 86 | 17 | / |
| Luwaisa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Liwisha | 86 | 9 | / |
| Luwisia | 86 | 6 | / |
| Luwicha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Luwisho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lauwisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luwisza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luwisher | 80 | 14 | / |
| Liwaisha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lubishah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luvaisha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luvisa | 77 | 1,443 | / |
| Luwisi | 77 | 412 | / |
| Lubisa | 77 | 175 | / |
| Luwise | 77 | 14 | / |
| Liwisa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Luwiso | 77 | 8 | / |
| Luwesa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luwusa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lowisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lubesha | 71 | 1,040 | / |
| Luwichi | 71 | 210 | / |
| Lubishi | 71 | 158 | / |
| Lubuisa | 71 | 109 | / |
| Louwisy | 71 | 8 | / |
| Luviesa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lowesha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Luswesa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lubisho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Luvissa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Louwisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Louvisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luweshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lubisai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lujwiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Louwise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lauvissa | 67 | 128 | / |
| Livhusha | 67 | 126 | / |
| Luvishis | 67 | 12 | / |
| Loubissa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Luswetsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lowoisho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowiesea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louvissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louvaisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luvuusha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubhishi | 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 Luwisha
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