Lukalaba Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lukalaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lukalaba 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
Zambia1761:90,0567,444
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658

Lukalaba (45) may also be a first name.

Lukalaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lukalaba occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Lukalaba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukalaba? popularity and diffusion

Lukalaba is the 853,416th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukalaba reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 45 people.

It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 90,056. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 36 percent are found, North-Western Province, where 21 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found.

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
Loukalaba941/
Lukalabaya891/
Lokalaba8821/
Likalaba883/
Lukalabe881/
Likalabo751/
Likeleba6382/
Lukolobe6330/
Lukolobi632/
Liukolampi5619/
Lokolobi501/
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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 Lukalaba
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