Luwuwu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luwuwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwuwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Luwuwu Last Name Facts

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

Luwuwu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwuwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Luwuwu is the 8,193,072nd most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Luwuwu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwuwu live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Luwuwu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Luwuwu is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Luwawu833,381/
Liwuwu8382/
Luwu80712/
Luww802/
La Wuwu771/
Luwuuwa771/
Liuwu73782/
Luwau73348/
Luowu73236/
Luawu73100/
Luuwe734/
Luuyu731/
Louww731/
Luwwe731/
Luuwa731/
Luwwa731/
Luuuu731/
Luwui731/
Luu67480,317/
Luwawa672,165/
Lububu67362/
Luwewe67134/
Luvubu67120/
Luwowo67108/
Luwuya6775/
Luwewa6738/
Lauwau6731/
Luuwai6730/
Luvuvu6729/
Liwuwa6727/
Lwu6722/
Luwowa6721/
Luwowe6717/
Lww6716/
Luwawo6713/
Luwiwi678/
Lawuwo678/
Lauwue677/
Luwayu676/
Liu Wu674/
La Uwu673/
Luyuyu672/
Luwuyi672/
Leuwou671/
Lawuwa671/
Luwuyo671/
Luwewo671/
Luwawe671/
Lau-Wu671/
Lou-Wu671/
Liu-Wu670/
Liwuuwu621/
Lubhubhu571/
Livuvu504/

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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 Luwuwu
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