Lugha Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Lugha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Lugha (18) may also be a first name.
Lugha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lugha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lugha (Hindi: लुघा) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lugha? popularity and diffusion
Lugha is the 2,061,309th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Lugha reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lugha is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria Lugha is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 98 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lugha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lugha in the Hindi language | ||
| लुघा | lugha | - |
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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 Lugha
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