Lukuya Surname

380,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lukuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7621:51,2336,187
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lukuya (11) may also be a first name.

Lukuya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lukuya is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukuya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lukuya is the 380,259th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,769,239 people. The last name Lukuya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukuya reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lukuya is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

Lukuya is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 762 people, or 1 in 51,233. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 37 percent are found, Mbale District, where 26 percent are found and Bududa District, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Lukuuya923/
Lukuy9118/
Loukouya8625/
Lukaya832,330/
Lukoya83754/
Lukiya83265/
Lukeya83191/
Lukuyi83116/
Likuya8397/
Lokuya8356/
Lukuja8314/
Lukuyo833/
Lukuye831/
Lukooya77639/
Lukhiya77145/
Luekaya7787/
Loukoya7781/
Loukaya7780/
Lukaaya7756/
Lukiyah7751/
Lukeeya7731/
Lukayah778/
Laukiya776/
Lukeyas771/
Lukieya771/
Lukau737,132/
Lukey731,181/
Lukoa73969/
Lukaj73854/
Lukay73194/
Lukai73179/
Lukeu7350/
Lukye7348/
Lukui7326/
Lucuy7321/
Lukaa7321/
Likuy7310/
Lukou7310/
Lukae738/
Lukue736/
Lukea735/
Lukoy731/
Lokuy731/
Leuskaya7111/
Loukouye712/
Lukayaya712/
Luukhiya711/
Luyskaya711/
Loukou6732,626/
Luckey677,346/
Lukoye671,779/
Loukae671,082/
Liukae671,057/
Likoya67721/
Lokaya67660/
Lukeha67620/
Likaya67614/
Luckau67517/
Lukaja67453/
Lokoya67411/
Lukiyo67378/
Leukeu67356/
Likuyi67325/
Llukaj67300/
Lucaya67293/
Laukai67259/
Lukoyo67219/
Likiya67214/
Lokuja67213/
Luckay67197/
Lukawe67150/
Lukaye67139/
Loukai67105/
Lukayi6782/
Lukhau6776/
Lukoja6775/
Lokeya6773/
Lujkaj6769/
Lukayo6754/
Lukoyt6753/
Lukoyi6752/
Lukayu6751/
Ludkey6750/
Lukkaa6750/
Lokiya6749/
Luciya6747/
Luckai6745/
Luikai6742/
Lukhai6740/
Lucuța6740/
Luikey6727/
Lukuji6727/
Laukau6726/
Lookuy6722/
Lukahu6721/
Lukait6721/
Luikaj6717/
Lukaia6716/
Likeya6715/
Luskai6715/
Luquey6715/
Lukhey6714/
Lukođa6714/
Lukajo6712/
Lukaji6711/
Leukui6711/
Liukai6711/
Lukaio6710/
Luckye677/
Liukoa676/
Lokuyi676/
Liukay675/
Loukea675/
Lukeyo675/
Leusskaya674/
Lukeja674/
Licuya674/
Laukaj674/
Ludkui674/
Leukou673/
Loukay673/
Likuye672/
Loukoa672/
Luqiya671/
Lutkey671/
Luckaa671/
Luckaj671/
Luekey671/
Lukaić671/
Lukoiy671/
Liukau671/
Leukay671/
Leukoa671/
Laukea671/
Loukey671/
Laukae671/
Lokuyo671/
Liukaj671/
Lucușa671/
Luukae671/
Loukeu671/
Loukui671/
Lukujo671/
Laukaa671/
Laukeu671/
Laukoa671/
Laukoy671/
Liukou671/
Liukui671/
Laukey670/
Luskea670/
Luquai670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lukuya
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