Luaga Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Tanzania1641:322,81524,412
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Luaga (24) may also be a first name.

Luaga Last Name Facts

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

Luaga occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 775,315th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Luaga live; 54 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 24 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 45 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luanga911,478/
Liuaga9113/
Luagas919/
Luagay911/
Luangai8359/
Luangga8312/
Luangha835/
Luhagas834/
Luangay834/
Luhagga831/
Louhaga831/
Luoga8022,285/
Lwaga80813/
Luage80323/
Luagi8010/
Luago807/
Lbaga801/
Luhangah772/
Luanghaj772/
Luanghay771/
Luango733,398/
Luange731,759/
Luangi7373/
Luonga7336/
Luhoga7310/
Luagie736/
Lwaiga736/
Luagui734/
Luager731/
Luagop731/
Luagee731/
Lwauga731/
Lwagga731/
Lwagha731/
Hluage731/
Luanghy6711/
Lwagaya679/
Lwang'a673/
Lwaanga672/
Lwainga672/
Luangeh671/
Louhagi671/
Lwannga671/
Lvounga671/
Luoggas671/
Lyuango671/

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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 Luaga
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