Lutangu Surname

82,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lutangu Surname Definition:

Lutangu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a tale / story / fable.

Lutangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,1161:3,851470
DR Congo1,5601:47,3595,748
Namibia891:27,0724,268
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lutangu (1,869) may also be a first name.

Lutangu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lutangu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a tale / story / fable.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lutangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lutangu occurs most in Zambia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lutangu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lutangu is the 82,922nd most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,248,081 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lutangu are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 176,043rd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 1,869 people.

This last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 4,116 people, or 1 in 3,851. In Zambia Lutangu is most frequent in: Western Province, where 60 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found and Southern Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Zambia it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Namibia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Lutangu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis