Lugwe Surname

245,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lugwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lugwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6161:28,5773,162
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lugwe (608) may also be a first name.

Lugwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lugwe is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lugwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 245,548th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,495,710 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lugwe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 338,872nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 608 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,616 people, or 1 in 28,577. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 58 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 25 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Lugwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lugwe surname is chiefly Christian (73%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lugwet9135/
Lugwee912/
Lugwey911/
Luggwe911/
Luungwe831/
Lugue802,495/
Lukwe801,183/
Logwe80510/
Lugwa8093/
Lugbe8071/
Ligwe8022/
Lucwe802/
Lougw801/
Laughwer771/
Lougue736,340/
Logwee733,762/
Leugue7398/
Luggwa7337/
Leukwe7331/
Lougbe7330/
Lukwes7327/
Lukwey7327/
Laugue735/
Lougwa734/
Lugwid732/
Luigue732/
Lugwiz732/
Leugwa732/
Loukwe732/
Lukwei732/
Luygue731/
Hlogwe731/
Lukwet731/
Lukwej731/
Logwue731/
Lughwi731/
Luguei731/
Llugue731/
Leugoue67444/
Lukwije6794/
Leungue6765/
Loukwae6748/
Lougoue674/
Hlougwa674/
Leunkwe673/
Lugwaja672/
Louguhe671/
Lugwaya671/
Luingue671/
Leukwet671/
Luukwes671/
Lungwhi671/

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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 Lugwe
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