Lunza Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lunza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lunza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Luñza (1) are calculated separately.

Lunza (359) may also be a first name.

Lunza Last Name Facts

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

Lunza has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Luñza. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 827,165th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lunza live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lunza is also the 459,598th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 359 people.

The surname Lunza is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 225,243. Besides The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luñza931/
Luinza9157/
Launza9146/
Hlunza9123/
Lunzai916/
Lunzay912/
Luunza911/
Lunzau911/
Lunzaya8368/
Lusinza836/
Loundza832/
Lusenza831/
Lounzaj831/
Luinzia831/
Lunca801,387/
Lonza80788/
Lunsa80549/
Lunja80494/
Lunze80314/
Lunzi80163/
Lunzy8013/
Lunzo801/
Luchenza774/
Lunzer731,168/
Lunjas73344/
Lundja73154/
Lunzey73123/
Lungia73120/
Lunsia73111/
Londza7370/
Luinzo7348/
Luncha7347/
Hlonza7324/
Luncai7315/
Launja7313/
Lunsai7313/
Luntja7312/
Luunja7312/
Lunsay7312/
Launsa738/
Luncah738/
Lounzo737/
Lunzhi736/
Loonza736/
Launze735/
Lunsau735/
Luncay734/
Lungea734/
Lunjaj733/
Lounja732/
Lunjai732/
Llunja731/
Lunçaj731/
Liunsa731/
Lounsa731/
Lundzi731/
Hlumza731/
Lonzia731/
Luinja731/
Lunjja731/
Lunjah731/
Lunzei731/
Llunca731/
Llonza731/
Luncia731/
Lunjau731/
Lunjay731/
Liunze731/
Lunsah731/
Loenza730/
Lunchat6747/
Laungia6741/
Laundja6729/
Loundja6729/
Luunzhi6714/
Lucenzo6714/
Lunchai6711/
Liunsha677/
Llunjaj676/
Lucenzi673/
Lunsaay673/
Leundja673/
Lusenja672/
Lusinzi672/
Lutenja672/
Lundsay672/
Launzer671/
Lusensa671/
Lunchad671/
Lutinja671/
Luncsai671/
Loungia671/
Launsay671/
Lusinsa671/
Lounsca671/
Lounzou671/
Lumndja671/
Lyunzer671/

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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
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  • 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 Lunza
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