Lufunza Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lufunza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lufunza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lufunza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lufunza is found most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lufunza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lufunza is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lufunza live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Lufunza is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Lufunza is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 67 percent reside, Geita Region, where 17 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Lufunza exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lufunja86316/
Lufunsa8613/
Lufunzo863/
Lufundja80383/
Lufunso715/
Lufunge714/
Lufunji714/
Lufunjo711/
Lifunsa711/
Lifunsha671/
Lufonsi574/
Lufonce571/
Lufonse571/
Luphungi531/
Liphunzo531/

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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 Lufunza
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