Lukuba Surname

128,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lukuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,7271:19,4142,470
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
Zambia1641:96,6467,818
Uganda501:780,78637,485
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lukuba (473) may also be a first name.

Lukuba Last Name Facts

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

Lukuba is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukuba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 128,914th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,074,451 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukuba are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lukuba is also the 391,396th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 473 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,727 people, or 1 in 19,414. In Tanzania Lukuba is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 30 percent live, Geita Region, where 19 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Lukuba Last Name Statistics demography

Lukuba earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $33,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukuiba9227/
Lukueba921/
Loukouba865/
Lukube831,602/
Lukoba83999/
Likuba83989/
Lukubi83123/
Lukubo83119/
Lukiba8348/
Lokuba836/
Likouba77217/
Lukhoba7793/
Lukooba7717/
Lukhubi778/
Lukuube776/
Lukumpa775/
Lokouba772/
Lokubai771/
Likubai771/
Lukobau771/
Lukobha771/
Liukuva771/
Lukuubi771/
Lukuubo771/
Luhkoba771/
Lukhuvha711/
Lokubhai711/
Lokoba671,536/
Lukobe67196/
Lukobo67189/
Likubo67148/
Lukobi6722/
Likiba673/
Lucubo671/
Leukoubou671/
Lokube671/
Locuba671/

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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
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  • 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 Lukuba
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