Lumeta Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Lumeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lumeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2901:182,55715,833
Zambia2051:77,3176,611
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Namibia491:49,1716,085
Angola361:749,7002,649
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Lumeta (105) may also be a first name.

Lumeta Last Name Facts

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

Lumeta is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lumeta.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumeta? popularity and diffusion

Lumeta is the 436,213th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 9,259,906 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lumeta live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 37 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most common forename in the world, held by 105 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 182,557. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 39 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 38 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 22 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lumetta92830/
Lumesta9230/
Lumedta921/
Lummetta862/
Lumata83783/
Limeta83653/
Lumete83235/
Lumeto8344/
Lumita8332/
Lometa8331/
Lumota839/
Lumeti835/
Lumista77286/
Lumitap77251/
Lumetti77207/
Lumatha77158/
Lumetto7730/
Lumeste7727/
Lumatau7723/
Lumitay7721/
Lumaita7719/
Lusmita7719/
Limetta772/
Lumatay772/
Laumata771/
Laumete771/
Lumatta771/
Hlimeta771/
Lumesto771/
Lumaata771/
Lumitad771/
Loumita771/
Loumete771/
Luimata771/
Lommetta71117/
Llumitoa712/
Lumeyter711/
Loumette710/
Lumiti671,576/
Lometo67740/
Limota67380/
Limata67344/
Lumoto67318/
Lomita67169/
Lomete6728/
Limita6720/
Lumito6718/
Lumite675/

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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 Lumeta
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