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 last name Lugha (Hindi: लुघा) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lugha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lugha is the 2,061,309th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Lugha is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lugha are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.
The surname Lugha is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 98 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 12 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
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
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- 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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