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 has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lurangwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Lurangwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lurangwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Lurangwa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Lurangwa is most common in: Kampala District, where 33 percent are found, Arua District, where 8 percent are found and Gomba District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

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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