Lungwa Surname

101,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,2981:12,3181,600
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Zambia531:299,05516,868
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lungwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Lungwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 101,492nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,566,204 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lungwa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 980,251st most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 94 people.

The last name Lungwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,298 people, or 1 in 12,318. In Tanzania Lungwa is mostly found 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 this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lumngwa9238/
Laungwa925/
Hlungwa923/
Lunghwa921/
Lungwas921/
Llungwa921/
Lungway920/
Lungwaya8683/
Loungway8620/
Lutengwa8611/
Leungwai864/
Lunghway861/
Hlungwai861/
Hlungway861/
Longwa8323,024/
Lungwe831,623/
Lungua83203/
Lungba8317/
Lungwi8315/
Hlongwa7715,563/
Longway77569/
Longwai7743/
Lunkwau7722/
Longwah775/
Leungwo772/
Longgwa772/
Leunkwa772/
Lungwhi771/
Luungwe771/
Lumngwe771/
Lunguah771/
Luchinghwa751/
Longhway71101/
Lutengwe713/
Hlongway711/
Loungbai711/
Lunengwe711/
Lunghuap711/
Loongwai711/
Lungwood710/
Longwe6737,062/
Longva67701/
Lunkwe67281/
Lungui6775/
Longwo6719/
Lungue6713/
Lungbe674/
Longwy673/
Longwi672/
Lumgwe672/
Lonkwa672/
Loungvath672/
Lungvi671/
Lungbi671/

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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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