Lurangwa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lurangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lurangwa 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
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lurangwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lurangwa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lurangwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lurangwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 33 percent live, Arua District, where 8 percent live and Gomba District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 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
Lurhaigwa821/
Lurakwa8035/
Lurhakwa75760/
Laurakwa754/
Lauraguais674/
Lorogwa671/
Lorangue631,155/
Loroghwa632/
Lorongwe631/
Lorogwai631/

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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 Lurangwa
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