Luwu Surname
Approximately 712 people bear this surname
Luwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 399 | 1:58,759 | 628 |
| Indonesia | 270 | 1:489,812 | 40,209 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Luwu (75) may also be a first name.
Luwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luwu occurs most in Taiwan. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Luwu.
How Common Is The Last Name Luwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 471,234th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Luwu reside; 56 percent reside in East Asia and 56 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Luwu is also the 1,116,575th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 75 people.
It is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 58,759. In Taiwan Luwu is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 21 percent reside, New Taipei City, where 17 percent reside and Tainan City, where 14 percent reside. Beside Taiwan this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liuwu | 89 | 782 | / |
| Luwau | 89 | 348 | / |
| Luwut | 89 | 7 | / |
| Lguwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Luwui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lauwau | 80 | 31 | / |
| Luchwu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leuwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liwu | 75 | 3,636 | / |
| Luvu | 75 | 1,029 | / |
| Lubu | 75 | 1,002 | / |
| Lowu | 75 | 289 | / |
| Laubu | 67 | 151 | / |
| Luibu | 67 | 150 | / |
| Lubau | 67 | 118 | / |
| Lubui | 67 | 90 | / |
| Luvui | 67 | 52 | / |
| Lubuy | 67 | 35 | / |
| Luwoo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Luubu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lubhu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Liwuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luvus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lubuj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lowuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leubu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luwoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luvau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlubu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lubou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liuvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luuvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loewu | 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 Luwu
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