Lugela Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lugela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lugela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5561:95,2199,480
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lugela (11) may also be a first name.

Lugela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lugela occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lugela.

How Common Is The Last Name Lugela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 555,669th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lugela are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lugela is also the 3,487,849th most common first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The surname Lugela is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 95,219. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 39 percent are found, Mara Region, where 22 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 19 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Lugela is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Lugela Last Name Statistics demography

Lugela earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.43% more than the national average, earning R 352,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lungela92879/
Liugela922/
Luigela921/
Lugella921/
Laugella861/
Lugala831,321/
Lugola831,021/
Lusela83279/
Logela83174/
Lugeli83172/
Lucela8368/
Ligela8335/
Lugila8318/
Lugelo8317/
Luzela832/
Lugele832/
Lujela831/
Luigelaht8023/
Lungeli775,269/
Lugaila771,917/
Lugalia771,492/
Lungele77369/
Lungelo77234/
Lungila7798/
Logiela7768/
Lugalla7764/
Lusiela7728/
Lukhela7716/
Lungely7710/
Luselia7710/
Lugolla7710/
Lukgele779/
Luchela779/
Hlusela776/
Hluzela776/
Luselya774/
Lugalya773/
Luisela772/
Lugello772/
Laucela771/
Lauzela771/
Luzelha771/
Lugitla771/
Lughala771/
Lugolia771/
Luegila771/
Luzeila771/
Laungele7119/
Laugelot7110/
Lunngeli718/
Lunggeli717/
Liugaila715/
Lugailah711/
Lugallia711/
Logielia711/
Louguele711/
Lukheila711/
Lughaila711/
Loungely710/
Loughely710/
Lugalo671,157/
Ligola671,066/
Lucila671,061/
Lusila67680/
Lucelo67559/
Ligala67244/
Lugolo67160/
Luzila67123/
Luselo67101/
Logeli6712/
Logelo6710/
Logele6710/
Ligila679/
Logila677/
Lujila676/
Lugilo676/
Lugili675/
Ligelo671/
Launggeli671/

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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 Lugela
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