Luganda Surname

267,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Luganda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luganda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,0001:39,0395,008
Tanzania2881:183,82515,940
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Luganda (89) may also be a first name.

Luganda Last Name Facts

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

Luganda is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Luganda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 267,252nd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,984,642 people. Luganda occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Luganda live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Luganda is also the 1,011,231st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 89 people.

The surname Luganda is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,000 people, or 1 in 39,039. In Uganda Luganda is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 14 percent live, Kaliro District, where 9 percent live and Luuka District, where 9 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Luganda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Luganda surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Luganda earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lunganda93362/
Lugandha931/
Lung'anda885/
Leugandas881/
Liugandas881/
Lun'ganda881/
Lugonda861,446/
Loganda8665/
Liganda8619/
Lugande8616/
Lugandi861/
Lugondha809/
Hliganda801/
Lugoonda801/
Lungonda801/
Liaugaundas781/
Lunghande759/
Lunghandi751/
Lhughando751/
Lugondo71106/
Lugondi7159/
Logonda7142/
Ligando7136/
Logande7119/
Ligonda713/
Logandi713/
Logando711/
Lugonde711/
Lungonde6748/
Lungondo6741/
Ligonday6712/
Loghande675/
Lougondi672/
Lungondi671/
Lougoundi633/
Ligondo5735/
Logondi577/
Logounde531/

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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 Luganda
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis