Luwiza Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Luwiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Luwiza (4,242) may also be a first name.
Luwiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luwiza is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwiza? popularity and diffusion
Luwiza is the 1,101,507th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. Luwiza is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Luwiza reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Luwiza is also the 106,424th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 4,242 people.
This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luwizha | 92 | 7 | / |
| Louwiza | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lujwiza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lauwiza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Luwaiza | 92 | 1 | / |
| Luviza | 83 | 251 | / |
| Luwisa | 83 | 67 | / |
| Luwizi | 83 | 45 | / |
| Luweza | 83 | 30 | / |
| Lowiza | 83 | 27 | / |
| Luwize | 83 | 6 | / |
| Luwija | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lubiza | 83 | 2 | / |
| Liwiza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luwizhi | 77 | 739 | / |
| Luwaisa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Luvieza | 77 | 12 | / |
| Luhweza | 77 | 4 | / |
| Luwizio | 77 | 4 | / |
| Luwicha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Luwezia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Luvizza | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lubaiza | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luwijja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luvaiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lauwisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lluviza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Llubiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luvuiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luweeza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwizyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwuizi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwizho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luvisa | 67 | 1,443 | / |
| Livuza | 67 | 424 | / |
| Luwisi | 67 | 412 | / |
| Luwesi | 67 | 309 | / |
| Luweji | 67 | 269 | / |
| Luweja | 67 | 227 | / |
| Luvuza | 67 | 147 | / |
| Lubizi | 67 | 71 | / |
| Liviza | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lubeza | 67 | 23 | / |
| Liweza | 67 | 21 | / |
| Loweza | 67 | 14 | / |
| Liwisa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Luwise | 67 | 14 | / |
| Luweze | 67 | 14 | / |
| Luwiso | 67 | 8 | / |
| Luwije | 67 | 7 | / |
| Luwezo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luwezi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luwiji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luvize | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luwesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luwigi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luveza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubizo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luvija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luwusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luvica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowize | 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
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- 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 Luwiza
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