Lungwa Surname
Approximately 4,653 people bear this surname
Lungwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,298 | 1:12,318 | 1,600 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Zambia | 53 | 1:299,055 | 16,868 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lungwa (94) may also be a first name.
Lungwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lungwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lungwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lungwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 101,492nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,566,204 people. The surname Lungwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lungwa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lungwa is also the 980,251st most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 94 people.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,298 people, or 1 in 12,318. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 65 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 16 percent are found and Singida Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Lungwa is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumngwa | 92 | 38 | / |
| Laungwa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Hlungwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lunghwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lungwas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Llungwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lungway | 92 | 0 | / |
| Lungwaya | 86 | 83 | / |
| Loungway | 86 | 20 | / |
| Lutengwa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Leungwai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lunghway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hlungwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hlungway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Longwa | 83 | 23,024 | / |
| Lungwe | 83 | 1,623 | / |
| Lungua | 83 | 203 | / |
| Lungba | 83 | 17 | / |
| Lungwi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Hlongwa | 77 | 15,563 | / |
| Longway | 77 | 569 | / |
| Longwai | 77 | 43 | / |
| Lunkwau | 77 | 22 | / |
| Longwah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Leungwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Longgwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leunkwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lungwhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lumngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lunguah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luchinghwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Longhway | 71 | 101 | / |
| Lutengwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hlongway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loungbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lunengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lunghuap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loongwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lungwood | 71 | 0 | / |
| Longwe | 67 | 37,062 | / |
| Longva | 67 | 701 | / |
| Lunkwe | 67 | 281 | / |
| Lungui | 67 | 75 | / |
| Longwo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lungue | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lungbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Longwy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Longwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lumgwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lonkwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loungvath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lungvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lungbi | 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 Lungwa
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