Lugenda Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lugenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lugenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda751:520,52429,324
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lugenda Last Name Facts

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

Lugenda occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lugenda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lugenda is the 1,775,494th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lugenda live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Lugenda is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 520,524. In Uganda Lugenda is mostly concentrated in: Kayunga District, where 21 percent reside, Mubende District, where 13 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lungenda93361/
Lugaenda93248/
Lung'enda884/
Lungienda881/
Lun'genda881/
Lugendo869,369/
Lucenda86141/
Ligenda8617/
Lugende866/
Lusenda865/
Luginda861/
Logenda861/
Lungendo8013/
Luchenda805/
Louzenda805/
Lunginda804/
Luseenda801/
Lughendo801/
Luggendo801/
Luzinda711,228/
Lucendo71865/
Lucinda71823/
Lujendo71501/
Lusinda7175/
Lujinda7175/
Luzendo7158/
Loginda717/
Lusendo714/
Logendo711/
Lugindo711/
Luchendo67736/
Lougindo6718/
Luchinda678/
Lungindi675/
Lousinda674/
Luzzinda674/
Lukhinda674/
Llucinda671/
Lluzinda671/

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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 Lugenda
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