Lugwisha Surname
Approximately 6,555 people bear this surname
Lugwisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,550 | 1:8,083 | 1,058 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lugwisha (202) may also be a first name.
Lugwisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lugwisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lugwisha is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lugwisha.
How Common Is The Last Name Lugwisha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 74,968th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,111,754 people. Lugwisha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lugwisha are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lugwisha is also the 637,340th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 202 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,550 people, or 1 in 8,083. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Geita Region, where 33 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 24 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lugwisa | 93 | 10 | / |
| Lugwesa | 80 | 469 | / |
| Lukwisa | 80 | 29 | / |
| Lukwesha | 75 | 25 | / |
| Lukwishi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lugwizza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lugwaiza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lugwessa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukwitshi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Lug'wecha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lungweshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukwesa | 67 | 25,413 | / |
| Lukwise | 67 | 46 | / |
| Liquisa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lukwiso | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lukwiza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luguiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luguisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lugwesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lug'hwecha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luguise | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lugwisha
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