Lungu Surname
Approximately 254,362 people bear this surname
Lungu Surname Definition:
Lungu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: april.
Read More About This SurnameLungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 150,095 | 1:106 | 8 |
| Romania | 40,989 | 1:490 | 51 |
| Malawi | 31,970 | 1:535 | 37 |
| Moldova | 15,581 | 1:229 | 4 |
| DR Congo | 4,447 | 1:16,613 | 2,084 |
| South Africa | 1,924 | 1:28,159 | 3,626 |
| Russia | 1,902 | 1:75,774 | 9,691 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,852 | 1:8,336 | 978 |
| Tanzania | 1,703 | 1:31,087 | 3,681 |
| United States | 556 | 1:651,905 | 52,252 |
| Transnistria | 548 | 1:866 | 58 |
| Italy | 312 | 1:196,015 | 28,462 |
| England | 277 | 1:201,148 | 17,563 |
| Indonesia | 264 | 1:500,944 | 40,974 |
| Canada | 225 | 1:163,758 | 16,499 |
| Portugal | 179 | 1:58,202 | 3,162 |
| Botswana | 171 | 1:12,789 | 2,446 |
| Germany | 155 | 1:519,390 | 43,831 |
| Greece | 149 | 1:74,361 | 12,526 |
| Nigeria | 136 | 1:1,302,520 | 51,596 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99 | 1:82,361 | 10,899 |
| Kazakhstan | 75 | 1:235,767 | 21,064 |
| Belgium | 73 | 1:157,488 | 21,805 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Ireland | 49 | 1:96,101 | 5,242 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Kenya | 41 | 1:1,126,339 | 34,944 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Serbia | 37 | 1:193,107 | 11,972 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Belarus | 21 | 1:452,431 | 44,053 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Iceland | 12 | 1:31,674 | 2,357 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
Lungu (1,131) may also be a first name.
Lungu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lungu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: april.
Lungu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: the water stands still / April.
User-submitted Reference
The Lungu surname from the Lozi tribe means 'april' (water stands still). Or it could be a Romanian surname meaning 'long'.
- deleted-173293This surname means 'long' in Romanian.
- ralucancaLungu Demographics
Average Lungu Salary in
United States
$43,718 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lungu (Georgian: ლუნგუ, Oriya: ଲୁୁ, Russian: Лунгу) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lungu is the 2,156th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 28,650 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Lungu reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 236,787th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 1,131 people.
The surname Lungu is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 150,095 people, or 1 in 106. In Zambia Lungu is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Province, where 47 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Zambia it occurs in 91 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 16 percent live and Malawi, where 13 percent live.
Lungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Lungu are 11.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.77% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lungu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.2% less than the national average, earning €6,547 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.73% less than the national average, earning R 131,352 per year; in United States they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $43,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $50,140 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lungu in the Georgian language | ||
| ლუნგუ | lungu | - |
| Lungu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁୁ | luu | 75 |
| ଲୁୂ | luu | 25 |
| Lungu in the Russian language | ||
| Лунгу | lungu | - |
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Lungu Reference & Research
Lungu FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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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 Lungu
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