Lumunga Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lumunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lumunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3111:569,59127,605
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Lumunga (133) may also be a first name.

Lumunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lumunga (Oriya: ଲୁମୁା) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lumunga is the 701,000th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lumunga reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lumunga is also the 804,402nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 133 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 569,591. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 79 percent live, Taraba, where 21 percent live and Adamawa, where 0 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lumunnga931/
Lumuna9213,597/
Lumuga926/
Lumunggap8860/
Lumutenga8819/
Limunga863,767/
Lumonga86549/
Lomunga86432/
Lumunah86210/
Lumungi8629/
Lumungo8612/
Lumunge865/
Lumunai863/
Lumugad861/
Lummuna861/
Lumugay861/
Lumumga861/
Laumuna861/
Lumauna861/
Hlumuga861/
Lummusenga821/
Lumongga80115/
Laumauna8020/
Loumouna8014/
Lumuggai801/
Hlomunga801/
Limmunga801/
Liemunga801/
Lomung'a801/
Lumona77867/
Lomuna77164/
Lomuga771/
Lumuno771/
Loumousna751/
Laumuno71152/
Lumonge71114/
Loumoungui7189/
Lumonah7161/
Lomonga7136/
Lumongo7131/
Lomunge7114/
Lumugot715/
Loumona714/
Lomungo714/
Laumona713/
Limungo711/
Hlomuga711/
Lomungi711/
Luimona711/
Lumonggo6765/
Lomongga671/

Lumunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lumunga in the Oriya language
ଲୁମୁାlumua66.67
ଲୁମୁlumu33.33

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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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  • 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 Lumunga
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