Lunguya Surname
Approximately 1,707 people bear this surname
Lunguya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,344 | 1:39,391 | 4,513 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Zambia | 75 | 1:211,332 | 13,534 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Lunguya (27) may also be a first name.
Lunguya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lunguya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lunguya is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lunguya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 235,662nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,269,213 people. The surname Lunguya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lunguya are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lunguya is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 27 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,344 people, or 1 in 39,391. In Tanzania Lunguya is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 74 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 12 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lungyai | 86 | 77 | / |
| Lenguya | 86 | 57 | / |
| Linguya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lungyha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laungya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lungayia | 80 | 49 | / |
| Lusingya | 80 | 35 | / |
| Lungujja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Loungyai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lungja | 77 | 17 | / |
| Lungea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lyngya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lung'ayia | 75 | 16 | / |
| Lung'aiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loongya | 71 | 109 | / |
| Lingyat | 71 | 24 | / |
| Lenguyo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Lungjai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Loungyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lungyot | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lengyai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Longyah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lungjay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lenguia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Longgya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lunghea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lungjas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laungyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lingyai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lungead | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lingayya | 67 | 484 | / |
| Lungguio | 67 | 31 | / |
| Loongyai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Laungyod | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lingaiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laungjai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loungjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loungyos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lengoyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Longoiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lunguya
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