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

The surname Luwuwu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwuwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name 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 surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Luwuwu is most prevalent in: Tabora Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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
  • 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 Luwuwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis