Lunyoro Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lunyoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lunyoro 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
Uganda4841:80,6608,639
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lunyoro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lunyoro occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunyoro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 630,290th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lunyoro live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 80,660. In Uganda it is most common in: Mbale District, where 25 percent live, Kayunga District, where 14 percent live and Kampala District, where 8 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 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
Lunnyoro931/
Lunyaro861/
Linyoro861/
Lunero771/
Luneros7117/
Launero712/
Leuniro711/
Linyaro711/
Lungiro711/
Lunyarat674/
Lonyarou671/
Louniero671/
Lonero621,414/
Loniro621/
Lunera621/
Lounihoura591/
Loniero5738/
Lungera5713/
Lunaira573/
Luneras571/
Launetra535/
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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 Lunyoro
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