Lugwa Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Lugwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 68 | 1:574,107 | 31,082 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Lugwa (334) may also be a first name.
Lugwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lugwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lugwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lugwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,931,261st most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Lugwa is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lugwa live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lugwa is also the 478,963rd most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 334 people.
It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 574,107. In Uganda Lugwa is most common in: Wakiso District, where 29 percent live, Kampala District, where 16 percent live and Mukono District, where 9 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luggwa | 91 | 37 | / |
| Lougwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Leugwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Laungwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Hlougwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hlungwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lugwaja | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lugwaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Llungwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ligwa | 80 | 1,985 | / |
| Lugwe | 80 | 1,621 | / |
| Lukwa | 80 | 783 | / |
| Logwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Lugua | 80 | 8 | / |
| Lugba | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lucwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loungway | 77 | 20 | / |
| Lunghway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlungwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlungway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liegwa | 73 | 180 | / |
| Lukwah | 73 | 97 | / |
| Lukwai | 73 | 46 | / |
| Lugwet | 73 | 35 | / |
| Lougba | 73 | 17 | / |
| Leukwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Liggwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Loukwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lugwee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lugwiz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lugwid | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luckwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lugbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lighwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lugwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luguay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lougua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luggwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lughwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laugba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lluguay | 67 | 136 | / |
| Lukwaha | 67 | 96 | / |
| Loukwae | 67 | 48 | / |
| Laukwai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Loukwai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leungwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leunkwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luungwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leugbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lougbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lougbaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loukwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlokgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lunguah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louguat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lungwhi | 67 | 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 Lugwa
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