Lunkoto Surname

348,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lunkoto Surname Definition:

Lunkoto is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: grass.

Lunkoto Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6941:22,8392,451
Tanzania2011:263,39121,014
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lunkoto (73) may also be a first name.

Lunkoto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lunkoto is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: grass.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Lunkoto Last Name Facts

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

Lunkoto is found most in Zambia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunkoto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 348,836th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,960,407 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lunkoto are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lunkoto is also the 1,134,117th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 73 people.

Lunkoto is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 694 people, or 1 in 22,839. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Northern Province, where 33 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live and Luapula Province, where 21 percent live. Besides Zambia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luunkoto932/
Lunkooto931/
Lonkoto8655/
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Longkotoy752/
Loncoto711/
Lunkuta711/
Lonkutoi671/
Lunkhata671/
Lonkuta5735/
Lonkata572/
Lumcatod531/
Longkutoy501,035/
Longkutoi5046/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lunkoto
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