Lukanja Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Lukanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
Lukanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lukanja has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukanja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Lukanja reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania Lukanja is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 57 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 14 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 29 percent live and Uganda, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukandja | 93 | 41 | / |
| Lukanya | 86 | 3,475 | / |
| Lukania | 86 | 601 | / |
| Lukanza | 86 | 249 | / |
| Lukansa | 86 | 38 | / |
| Lukanji | 86 | 29 | / |
| Lukonja | 86 | 8 | / |
| Lukanje | 86 | 7 | / |
| Lukenja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lucanja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lukhanji | 80 | 12 | / |
| Lukhanya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lukaanya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lukansha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Likanjau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukandjo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukhonja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukaña | 77 | 22 | / |
| Lucania | 71 | 1,217 | / |
| Lukonji | 71 | 70 | / |
| Lokanya | 71 | 69 | / |
| Lokonja | 71 | 35 | / |
| Lukange | 71 | 28 | / |
| Lukanyo | 71 | 14 | / |
| Lokansa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lokanza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lokania | 71 | 4 | / |
| Likanjo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lukkaña | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luconja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lokanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lokanji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukonje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lokanjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukanso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukcaña | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukanzo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lokhansa | 67 | 455 | / |
| Lucanias | 67 | 29 | / |
| Lukhanyo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Likhania | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lokhanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukhonji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leukagne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukhonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokhanje | 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 Lukanja
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