Luganga Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luganga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luganga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4991:106,09510,310
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Luganga (24) may also be a first name.

Luganga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luganga is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Luganga.

How Common Is The Last Name Luganga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 556,360th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. The last name Luganga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Luganga reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name Luganga is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 106,095. In Tanzania Luganga is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 22 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 22 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lunganga933,461/
Lugana92290/
Lugaga92112/
Lung'anga882/
Liganga862,157/
Lugagay86495/
Lungana86344/
Lugange86116/
Lugonga8635/
Laugana8619/
Lugango8615/
Luganap8612/
Luganha869/
Loganga865/
Luganay864/
Lugaaga863/
Luganad862/
Luganna861/
Luganas861/
Lugaina861/
Lugaana861/
Lugangi861/
Lughana861/
Lougana861/
Lauganas80275/
Lungange80254/
Lungangi80186/
Lungonga8034/
Lunganay8023/
Lugangis8023/
Logangga801/
Lugaygay801/
Hlungana801/
Loungana801/
Lugano775,863/
Logana77135/
Lugoga7711/
Lungganay7528/
Lung'ange755/
Lunghange754/
Luigganay751/
Lunghonga751/
Lugoninga751/
Lugongo716,094/
Logagay71250/
Lughano71137/
Loungounga719/
Lugaino717/
Lugahno714/
Logangi713/
Lungaga712/
Logango711/
Loghana711/
Ligonga711/
Lougano711/
Logonga711/
Lugonge711/
Lugooga711/
Ligango711/
Lugong'o675/
Logaygay673/
Lunghano672/
Ligangoi671/

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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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  • 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 Luganga
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