Lugaka Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lugaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lugaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya991:466,46424,395
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358

Lugaka (12) may also be a first name.

Lugaka Last Name Facts

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

Lugaka is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lugaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lugaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,159,732nd most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lugaka live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 466,464. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 82 percent live, Kakamega County, where 9 percent live and Vihiga County, where 9 percent live. Besides Kenya Lugaka is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 47 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Lugaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lugaika929/
Lugakha921/
Ligaka835/
Lugaca832/
Logaka831/
Lugauskas8051/
Lungakkah801/
Lugakei77114/
Lugaski774/
Logacka772/
Lugayko771/
Lugasca771/
Ligacka771/
Ligakay771/
Lungako771/
Laugauskas751/
Lougakos712/
Lugoko67187/
Logaca673/
Loungakou671/
Lugeca671/
Logaki671/
Lugaco671/

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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 Lugaka
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