Lounga Surname
Approximately 425 people bear this surname
Lounga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 129 | 1:142,264 | 3,737 |
| Congo | 124 | 1:40,235 | 3,792 |
| Uganda | 76 | 1:513,675 | 29,105 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Lounga (181) may also be a first name.
Lounga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lounga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lounga (Hindi: लौंगा) is most common in Burkina Faso. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lounga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 694,796th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. Lounga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lounga reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 48 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 677,199th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 181 people.
Lounga is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 142,264. In Burkina Faso Lounga is most frequent in: Est Region, where 69 percent live, Centre-Est Region, where 19 percent live and Centre Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Burkina Faso Lounga exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 29 percent live and Uganda, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lounga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lounga in the Hindi language | ||
| लौंगा | launga | 97.62 |
| लौन्गा | laun'ga | 2.38 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lounga
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