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 can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luganga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 556,360th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. The surname Luganga is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Luganga are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Luganga is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name on earth, held by 24 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 106,095. In Tanzania Luganga is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 22 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 22 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Luganga occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

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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