Lugwiire Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lugwiire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lugwiire Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda911:429,00326,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lugwiire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lugwiire has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lugwiire.

How Common Is The Last Name Lugwiire? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,943,350th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lugwiire reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 429,003. In Uganda Lugwiire is primarily found in: Luuka District, where 24 percent live, Kaliro District, where 22 percent live and Buyende District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lugwiiri8814/
Lugwiira881/
Lukwiira751/
Liquiere63102/
Liquière631/
Luquiere631/
Lauguier631/
Lauquier5051/
Liquieri5025/
Luquieri5019/
Locquier502/
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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 Lugwiire
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