Lukungu Surname

131,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lukungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3841:28,2083,904
DR Congo7661:96,44910,884
Tanzania5711:92,7179,267
Zambia4281:37,0333,716
Kenya2901:159,24112,530
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lukungu (278) may also be a first name.

Lukungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lukungu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lukungu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lukungu is the 131,174th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,114,171 people. The surname Lukungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukungu live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 532,586th most common first name internationally It is held by 278 people.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,384 people, or 1 in 28,208. In Uganda Lukungu is primarily found in: Namutumba District, where 20 percent live, Mayuge District, where 18 percent live and Luuka District, where 13 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Tanzania, where 17 percent live.

Lukungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luukungu931/
Lukunu9282/
Lukugu923/
Likungu86273/
Lukongu8621/
Lukunuha808/
Lokunu7748/
Lukogu774/
Likoungou751/
Lokunuha6778/
Lukonu6210/
Louscaunau591/
Lokkogu571/
Loukonou531/

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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 Lukungu
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