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) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lugha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,061,309th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname 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. Lugha is also the 2,608,198th most common first name internationally. It is borne 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 it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 98 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists 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
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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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