Lungu Surname

2,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lungu Surname Definition:

Lungu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: april.

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Lungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia150,0951:1068
Romania40,9891:49051
Malawi31,9701:53537
Moldova15,5811:2294
DR Congo4,4471:16,6132,084
South Africa1,9241:28,1593,626
Russia1,9021:75,7749,691
Zimbabwe1,8521:8,336978
Tanzania1,7031:31,0873,681
United States5561:651,90552,252
Transnistria5481:86658
Italy3121:196,01528,462
England2771:201,14817,563
Indonesia2641:500,94440,974
Canada2251:163,75816,499
Portugal1791:58,2023,162
Botswana1711:12,7892,446
Germany1551:519,39043,831
Greece1491:74,36112,526
Nigeria1361:1,302,52051,596
Papua New Guinea991:82,36110,899
Kazakhstan751:235,76721,064
Belgium731:157,48821,805
France501:1,328,454133,611
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Kenya411:1,126,33934,944
Australia381:710,41347,396
Serbia371:193,10711,972
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Austria141:608,24554,975
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Iceland121:31,6742,357
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Norway91:571,36544,190
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
India71:109,580,769786,157
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China61:227,886,92811,701
Wales51:618,90625,852
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Albania41:728,51420,844
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lungu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: the water stands still / April.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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-173293

This surname means 'long' in Romanian.

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Lungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lungu (Georgian: ლუნგუ, Oriya: ଲୁୁ, Russian: Лунгу) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lungu is the 2,156th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,650 people. The last name Lungu occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Lungu live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lungu is also the 236,787th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,131 people.

The surname Lungu is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 150,095 people, or 1 in 106. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Eastern Province, where 47 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Zambia this last name occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 16 percent reside and Malawi, where 13 percent reside.

Lungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lungu last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lungu surname are 11.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.77% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyungu91362/
Luingu91233/
Hlungu91188/
Lungut91125/
Llungu9171/
Liungu9139/
Lunggu9132/
Lungau9132/
Lungus917/
Luungu917/
Lungnu917/
Laungu915/
Loungu914/
Lunguț914/
Lunguu912/
Lunghu911/
Lugu891,077/
Lunu89115/
Lusingu83976/
Loungou83492/
Luningu83219/
Lusengu83166/
Lungguh83133/
Lutingu8383/
Lungheu8330/
Lunghuß8317/
Lhoungu837/
Lunghus836/
Launggu835/
Lutengu835/
Lunguch832/
Lungnui832/
Lungohu831/
Lunghau831/
Lunengu831/
Lahungu831/
Leungut831/
Lung'au831/
L'Lungu831/
Lungnuy831/
Lunau801,496/
Lunhu801,479/
Longu80762/
Laugu80158/
Lugus80137/
Lughu80114/
Lugnu80102/
Lunut80101/
Liugu8074/
Lunus8065/
Lugut8062/
Launu8055/
Lugau8018/
Lugou8014/
Lounu8013/
Lyugu809/
Lunnu806/
Luguh805/
Lumgu805/
Liunu804/
Lugup803/
Luigu802/
Luggu802/
Luneu802/
Luugu801/
Lugud801/
Luygu801/
Lunou801/
Luunu801/
Leunu801/
Lougu800/
Lungguhe7728/
Lussingu779/
Lungingu774/
Luchengu771/
Luchingu771/
Longou73612/
Longau73149/
Lougou7395/
Luhnau7394/
Lunaud7369/
Laugus7352/
Leunou7350/
Longgu7335/
Loengu7334/
Lounou7332/
Leunus7329/
Lumnui7326/
Lahugu7323/
Luugus7323/
Launus7317/
Laugau7313/
Luneus737/
Longhu735/
Hlongu735/
Lugaud734/
Luggau733/
Luguss733/
Lahunu732/
Liunus732/
Liugou732/
Lunnui731/
Lunnus731/
Lautnu731/
Lgunnu731/
Lugaus731/
Lugaux731/
Lunaus731/
Lunhui731/
Luunhu731/
Luguzs731/
Launau731/
Lungoo731/
Lunnuy731/
Lumnuy731/
Lugust731/
Lounui731/
Liugau731/
Luunus731/
Lugult730/
Launeu730/
Lougus730/
Luynus730/
Lunnau730/
Loussingu716/
Lounghout715/
Louningou711/
Logu67444/
Luinaud67240/
Launuha6790/
Luighui6739/
Leugueu6737/
Loughou6717/
Leugoud6715/
Longhui6712/
Leugheu6712/
Lugó676/
Longgou676/
Laugaud674/
Loughau671/
Lougusz671/
Louygou671/
Launuis671/
Geelugu671/
Liuinus671/
Lougout671/
Louguhe671/
Launeus671/
L'Hugus671/
Leumnud671/
Loughud670/
Lunnous670/
Laugaus670/

Lungu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lungu in the Georgian language
ლუნგუlungu-
Lungu in the Oriya language
ଲୁୁluu75
ଲୁୂluu25
Lungu in the Russian language
Лунгуlungu-

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