Lutungu Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

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

Lutungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lutungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Lutungu (26) may also be a first name.

Lutungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lutungu (Oriya: ଲୁଟୁଂଗୁ) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lutungu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 839,220th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. The surname Lutungu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lutungu are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lutungu is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 26 people.

Lutungu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 234,538. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Lutungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lutungu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lutunu92917/
Litungu86974/
Lutongu861/
Lotunu7762/
Loutounou75121/
Loustaunu751/
Loustaunau712,026/
Loustaunou7163/
Laustaunau713/
Loustauneu711/
Loustounau711/
Lotughu711/
Lloustaunau671/

Lutungu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lutungu in the Oriya language
ଲୁଟୁଂଗୁlutungu-

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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
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  • 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 Lutungu
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