Lugobe Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lugobe Surname User-submission:

The surname Lugobe belongs to Baganda tribe, Buganda Kingdom, Uganda. The Baganda are divided into clans. Each clan has it's own names and totem. In this case, the name Lugobe belongs to dog clan (Abaganda ab'ediira Embwa). The head of the Mbwa or Dog clan is known as Mutasingwa.

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Lugobe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5261:74,2198,144
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Lugobe Surname Meaning

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The surname Lugobe belongs to Baganda tribe, Buganda Kingdom, Uganda. The Baganda are divided into clans. Each clan has it's own names and totem. In this case, the name Lugobe belongs to dog clan (Abaganda ab'ediira Embwa). The head of the Mbwa or Dog clan is known as Mutasingwa. Therefore, meaning of the surname Lugobe from the Buganda and Baganda context is 'chasing', 'chase that illness', 'chase that thief', or 'chase that misfortune'.

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Lugobe Last Name Facts

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

Lugobe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lugobe? popularity and diffusion

Lugobe is the 588,441st most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 13,724,192 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lugobe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Lugobe is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 526 people, or 1 in 74,219. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 26 percent live, Kalungu District, where 17 percent live and Kampala District, where 14 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

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