Lungwe Surname
Approximately 1,623 people bear this surname
Lungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,040 | 1:71,038 | 8,316 |
| Tanzania | 274 | 1:193,218 | 16,588 |
| Zambia | 175 | 1:90,571 | 7,461 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Lungwe (238) may also be a first name.
Lungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lungwe is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Lungwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lungwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 245,297th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,490,170 people. The surname Lungwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lungwe live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 580,229th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 238 people.
The last name Lungwe is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,040 people, or 1 in 71,038. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and Zambia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumngwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Luungwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lutengwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lunengwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Longwe | 83 | 37,062 | / |
| Lungwa | 83 | 4,653 | / |
| Lunkwe | 83 | 281 | / |
| Lungwi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Lungue | 83 | 13 | / |
| Lungbe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lumgwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hlongwe | 77 | 1,620 | / |
| Leungue | 77 | 65 | / |
| Loungue | 77 | 22 | / |
| Longwei | 77 | 6 | / |
| Laungwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Longwee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hlungwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Leunkwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lungwhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lunghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Llungwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luingue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lungway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lungwaya | 71 | 83 | / |
| Leungoue | 71 | 51 | / |
| Lungguhe | 71 | 28 | / |
| Loungway | 71 | 20 | / |
| Leungwai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Long'hwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hlungwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lunghway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hlungway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loumngue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Longwa | 67 | 23,024 | / |
| Lungui | 67 | 75 | / |
| Longwy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Longwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lungvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lunque | 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 Lungwe
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