Lugaya Surname
Approximately 287 people bear this surname
Lugaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 187 | 1:283,110 | 22,159 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Lugaya (251) may also be a first name.
Lugaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lugaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lugaya (Marathi: लुगया) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lugaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 921,780th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname Lugaya is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lugaya live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 562,655th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 251 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 283,110. In Tanzania Lugaya is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 96 percent live, Iringa Region, where 2 percent live and Katavi Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania Lugaya is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lugaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lugaya in the Marathi language | ||
| लुगया | lugaya | - |
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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 Lugaya
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