Luganji Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Luganji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luganji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya911:507,47125,695
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Luganji (11) may also be a first name.

Luganji Last Name Facts

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

Luganji is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Luganji? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,943,350th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Luganji is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luganji reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 507,471. In Kenya Luganji is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 67 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Luganji is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Luganji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luganje861,117/
Lugenji86331/
Luganzi8690/
Lugonji864/
Luganja862/
Lugangi861/
Lugonjić80527/
Lughanje80200/
Lugangis8023/
Lungonji8021/
Lunganzi804/
Lugonjiæ801/
Lung'anzi75244/
Luganschi751/
Lugonja711,523/
Lugange71116/
Lugagne7197/
Ligonji7114/
Liganje719/
Luganse717/
Loungonjai714/
Luganza713/
Lugonzi712/
Luganschii711/
Lungange67254/
Laugenie67103/
Logansih676/
Laugénie671/
Lung'ange635/
Lunghange634/
Laughanser591/
Ligonie57100/
Loganza576/
Lugonze575/
Lugonza573/
Liganye571/
Ligonié571/
Lugonge571/
Logonzi571/
Logonja571/
Loganèè571/
Ligonnie531/
Loggannye501/

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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 Luganji
  • 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