Lugwe Surname
Approximately 1,621 people bear this surname
Lugwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,616 | 1:28,577 | 3,162 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Lugwe (608) may also be a first name.
Lugwe Demographics
Lugwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lugwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lugwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lugwe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lugwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 245,548th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,495,710 people. Lugwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lugwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lugwe is also the 338,872nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 608 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,616 people, or 1 in 28,577. In Kenya Lugwe is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 58 percent live, Kilifi County, where 25 percent live and Mombasa County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Lugwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Lugwe last name is predominantly Christian (73%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lugwet | 91 | 35 | / |
| Lugwee | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lugwey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Luggwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Luungwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lugue | 80 | 2,495 | / |
| Lukwe | 80 | 1,183 | / |
| Logwe | 80 | 510 | / |
| Lugwa | 80 | 93 | / |
| Lugbe | 80 | 71 | / |
| Ligwe | 80 | 22 | / |
| Lucwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lougw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laughwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lougue | 73 | 6,340 | / |
| Logwee | 73 | 3,762 | / |
| Leugue | 73 | 98 | / |
| Luggwa | 73 | 37 | / |
| Leukwe | 73 | 31 | / |
| Lougbe | 73 | 30 | / |
| Lukwes | 73 | 27 | / |
| Lukwey | 73 | 27 | / |
| Laugue | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lougwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lugwid | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luigue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lugwiz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leugwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loukwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lukwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luygue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlogwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lukwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lukwej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Logwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lughwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luguei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Llugue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leugoue | 67 | 444 | / |
| Lukwije | 67 | 94 | / |
| Leungue | 67 | 65 | / |
| Loukwae | 67 | 48 | / |
| Lougoue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hlougwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leunkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lugwaja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Louguhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lugwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luingue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leukwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luukwes | 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 Lugwe
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