Luhigo Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luhigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luhigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3501:151,26213,731
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Luhigo (118) may also be a first name.

Luhigo Last Name Facts

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

Luhigo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Luhigo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luhigo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 788,513th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Luhigo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Luhigo is also the 859,937th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 118 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 350 people, or 1 in 151,262. In Tanzania Luhigo is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 62 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live and Iringa Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Luhigo Last Name Statistics demography

Luhigo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luhiga8399/
Lihigo831/
Luhengo7743/
Luhinga7728/
Liygo733/
Louhengo714/
Luhega67871/
Lauiga6715/
Leuiga671/
Lúgigo671/
Lihiga671/
Louigat624/
Louygou621/
Liiga55133/
Leuega501/
Li'iga501/

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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 Luhigo
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