Luguma Surname
Approximately 498 people bear this surname
Luguma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 270 | 1:196,080 | 16,774 |
| Uganda | 121 | 1:322,639 | 21,815 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 14 | 1:426,618 | 34,019 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Luguma (170) may also be a first name.
Luguma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luguma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luguma is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luguma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 617,991st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Luguma are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Luguma is also the 701,320th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 170 people.
The surname Luguma is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 196,080. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 60 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 34 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunguma | 92 | 1,042 | / |
| Lugumas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lugumai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lougouma | 86 | 1,070 | / |
| Lungguma | 86 | 7 | / |
| Lugoma | 83 | 949 | / |
| Liguma | 83 | 111 | / |
| Loguma | 83 | 99 | / |
| Lugima | 83 | 43 | / |
| Lugumi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Lugumo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lougoumma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lugumyo | 77 | 48 | / |
| Logouma | 77 | 28 | / |
| Luugima | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ligumah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lougoumahe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lougoumi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lungaume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lugome | 67 | 4,657 | / |
| Lugomo | 67 | 505 | / |
| Ligima | 67 | 264 | / |
| Lugomi | 67 | 137 | / |
| Logoma | 67 | 25 | / |
| Logumo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ligumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loungoumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Logomo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Logome | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Luguma
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