Luwena Surname

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

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Luwena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Luwena (48) may also be a first name.

Luwena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luwena is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Luwena.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Luwena reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Luwena is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname Luwena is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Not including The DR Congo Luwena exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauwenas866/
Luvena83466/
Luwana83216/
Lubena83140/
Liwena83124/
Lowena8311/
Luweni836/
Luwene834/
Luwina832/
Luweno832/
Luwona831/
Luwinga77381/
Luvenga77140/
Lubenau77100/
Lauwina7766/
Luveana7757/
Luwaina7729/
Luwenyi7727/
Leubena7714/
Lubeena7712/
Lauwana7712/
Lowenau7710/
Luwisna776/
Laubena775/
Lusuena774/
Loubena774/
Luevana774/
Louwina773/
Lauweni773/
Luwenje773/
Luwanna773/
Luvenna772/
Louvena772/
Lauvena771/
Loweina771/
Luiwana771/
Luwenyo771/
Luwonna771/
Luevena770/
Loewenau71177/
Louvenaz7136/
Leuwener7112/
Louvenga714/
Louwaina712/
Louweene711/
Luiwisna711/
Loubeina711/
Luswenje711/
Louweine710/
Lubina672,097/
Liwana67480/
Luwono67233/
Lubene67180/
Luvene67131/
Luvina6774/
Livena6751/
Lubyna6731/
Luvana6717/
Lowina6714/
Luveni6711/
Lubeña674/
Luwini674/
Liwina673/
Luveno673/
Liwona672/
Luvona671/
Luwino671/
Luveña671/
Loweny671/
Lowene670/

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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 Luwena
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