Lufunga Surname
Approximately 5,014 people bear this surname
Lufunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,566 | 1:11,595 | 1,514 |
| DR Congo | 445 | 1:166,022 | 17,095 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Lufunga (330) may also be a first name.
Lufunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lufunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lufunga occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lufunga? popularity and diffusion
Lufunga is the 94,946th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,453,440 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lufunga are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lufunga is also the 482,193rd most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 330 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,566 people, or 1 in 11,595. In Tanzania it is most common in: Geita Region, where 23 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 20 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Lufunga occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Lufunga
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