Lonuka Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

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

Lonuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lonuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lonuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lonuka occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lonuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lonuka is the 1,596,935th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lonuka live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longuka9221/
Hlonuka922/
Lonika83246/
Lanuka8314/
Lonoka836/
Lonuko834/
Lunuka831/
Lanukad779/
Languka779/
Launuka771/
Lenukha771/
Lyanguka715/
Langukay714/
Lonushko711/
Lanuikay711/
Hlatnuka711/
Lonoko67101/
Lanika6760/
Lanauskas6755/
Lanuke6735/
Lunoka6727/
Loniko6717/
Lenika6714/
Lanoka6711/
Lonica6710/
Lanuca678/
Lonoke673/
Lonoki673/
Lanuki671/
Lenuko671/

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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 Lonuka
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