Luwizi Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Luwizi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwizi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia241:660,41325,715
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Luwizi (268) may also be a first name.

Luwizi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luwizi is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Luwizi.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwizi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Luwizi is the 2,909,720th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwizi reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 543,171st most commonly held given name internationally, held by 268 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 660,413. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 79 percent live, Southern Province, where 17 percent live and Western Province, where 4 percent live. Beside Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luwizhi92739/
Luwuizi921/
Luwizyi921/
Luwisi83412/
Luwiza83222/
Lubizi8371/
Luwize836/
Luwiji834/
Luwezi834/
Luwigi832/
Lowizi831/
Luwuzi831/
Luwichi77210/
Lauwigi7751/
Lowizhi7710/
Luwizha777/
Luswezi774/
Louwiza772/
Loubizi772/
Louwisi771/
Lujwiza771/
Luiwiji771/
Luwidji771/
Lauwiza771/
Liwizhi771/
Luwaiza771/
Lubaizi771/
Luswiji771/
Luwesi67309/
Luvisi67304/
Luweji67269/
Luviza67251/
Luviji6768/
Luweza6730/
Lowiza6727/
Luvezi6722/
Luwise6714/
Luweze6714/
Lubezi679/
Luwije677/
Lubigi676/
Luvize673/
Luvuzi673/
Luvigi672/
Liwezi671/
Lowezi671/
Lowize671/
Liwisi671/

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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 Luwizi
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