Lighuda Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lighuda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lighuda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7871:67,2707,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Lighuda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lighuda occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lighuda? popularity and diffusion

Lighuda is the 435,773rd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lighuda are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 787 people, or 1 in 67,270. In Tanzania Lighuda is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 89 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 11 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liguda92130/
Ligudas8621/
Lighude861/
Lighoudi801/
Luguda7782/
Ligoda7753/
Ligida7741/
Ligude772/
Ligudi772/
Laighudge750/
Legouda7155/
Laigude7141/
Legudas7115/
Ligoudi712/
Hligoda712/
Lighhudost711/
Ligudje711/
Ligudde711/
Lugudha711/
Lughudo711/
Lugouda711/
Ligoudis6732/

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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 Lighuda
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