Luvega Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Luvega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 163 | 1:283,312 | 18,418 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Luvega (24) may also be a first name.
Luvega Demographics
Luvega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Luvega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luvega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luvega is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luvega? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,348,199th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Luvega live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 24 people.
The surname Luvega is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 283,312. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 53 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 42 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Luvega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luvenga | 92 | 140 | / |
| Louvenga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lubega | 83 | 56,446 | / |
| Luvaga | 83 | 196 | / |
| Luvoga | 83 | 121 | / |
| Livega | 83 | 18 | / |
| Luwega | 83 | 3 | / |
| Luviga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Luvinga | 77 | 2,355 | / |
| Luvengo | 77 | 113 | / |
| Lubegga | 77 | 36 | / |
| Lubeega | 77 | 25 | / |
| Lubegah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Llubega | 77 | 3 | / |
| Luubega | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lubeaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luibega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lluvaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luvhego | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luvhengo | 71 | 3,095 | / |
| Louvengo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Liveigai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leuvagau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luwaga | 67 | 3,493 | / |
| Lobega | 67 | 221 | / |
| Livoga | 67 | 179 | / |
| Liviga | 67 | 72 | / |
| Luwoga | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lubiga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Luvogo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lowega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luwiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luwego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luvigo | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Luvega
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