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
The last name Lugwe is found most in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lugwe? popularity and diffusion
Lugwe is the 245,548th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,495,710 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lugwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 338,872nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 608 people.
The last name Lugwe is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 1,616 people, or 1 in 28,577. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 58 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 25 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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 holding the Lugwe surname 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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