Lukunja Surname
Approximately 389 people bear this surname
Lukunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 320 | 1:165,443 | 14,671 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Lukunja (23) may also be a first name.
Lukunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lukunja occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukunja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lukunja is the 741,235th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukunja are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 23 people.
Lukunja is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 165,443. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 58 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 41 percent live and Kagera Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukundja | 93 | 109 | / |
| Lukunjha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lukinja | 86 | 803 | / |
| Likunja | 86 | 295 | / |
| Lukunya | 86 | 164 | / |
| Lukunza | 86 | 108 | / |
| Lukunji | 86 | 27 | / |
| Lukonja | 86 | 8 | / |
| Lukunia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lukunsa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lukunsha | 80 | 123 | / |
| Lukuenya | 80 | 34 | / |
| Lukuunya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lukhunza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukhonja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukonji | 71 | 70 | / |
| Lukonya | 71 | 59 | / |
| Likunia | 71 | 45 | / |
| Lokonja | 71 | 35 | / |
| Lukunge | 71 | 22 | / |
| Lokunya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lukunye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lukinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lokunia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukonje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luconja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likhunya | 67 | 317 | / |
| Liukonia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lukhonji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukienya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukhonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukonsha | 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 Lukunja
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