Lugwali Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lugwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lugwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2241:241,86524,757
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lugwali Last Name Facts

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

Lugwali is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lugwali.

How Common Is The Last Name Lugwali? popularity and diffusion

Lugwali is the 1,085,744th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. Lugwali is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lugwali live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 241,865. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Western Cape, where 44 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Lugwali Last Name Statistics demography

Lugwali earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57% less than the national average, earning R 102,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligwali8624/
Lugwala8610/
Luqwali861/
Lukwali861/
Lugwaala802/
Lukwale71916/
Logwala71469/
Lukwala71230/
Logwale7174/
Lokwali711/
Lukweli711/
Logwalla6759/
Laukwala671/
Loogvali671/
Lokwalui671/
Lokwalei671/
Lukwaila671/
Louquhaili592/
Lokwale57547/
Lukwele57362/
Likwale57118/
Ligwele5727/
Lokwala5723/
Lukuala5721/
Luqueli5713/
Logwole571/
Liguale571/
Luguola571/
Logwola571/
Likgwele5310/
Loogväli538/
Lokwaale533/
Lokwalle531/
Lokwalee531/
Launguole501/

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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 Lugwali
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