Lushinga Surname
Approximately 1,502 people bear this surname
Lushinga Surname User-submission:
Lushinga is a Bemba surname from nothern Zambia. It means 'God's rope that ties the family together'.
Lushinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,187 | 1:13,353 | 1,526 |
| DR Congo | 301 | 1:245,447 | 23,516 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Lushinga (43) may also be a first name.
Lushinga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lushinga is a Bemba surname from nothern Zambia. It means 'God's rope that ties the family together'.
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Where Does The Last Name Lushinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lushinga is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lushinga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lushinga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 261,328th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,851,895 people. The surname Lushinga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lushinga live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lushinga is also the 1,545,828th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 43 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,187 people, or 1 in 13,353. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Province, where 32 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 17 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
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