Luunga Surname
Approximately 647 people bear this surname
Luunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 412 | 1:38,471 | 3,834 |
| Tanzania | 172 | 1:307,800 | 23,568 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Luunga (45) may also be a first name.
Luunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luunga (Hindi: लुंगा) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luunga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 506,723rd most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luunga are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Luunga is also the 1,504,468th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 45 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 412 people, or 1 in 38,471. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 54 percent reside, Central Province, where 34 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Zambia Luunga is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Luunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luunga in the Hindi language | ||
| लुंगा | lunga | - |
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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 Luunga
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