Luvuga Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Luvuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 103 | 1:448,349 | 23,733 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Luvuga Demographics
Luvuga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Luvuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luvuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luvuga is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luvuga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,527,735th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Luvuga live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Luvuga is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 448,349. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 79 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 9 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Luvuga exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.
Luvuga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Luvuga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luvunga | 92 | 3,749 | / |
| Luvuuga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hluvunga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Luvhunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lubuga | 83 | 1,001 | / |
| Luvoga | 83 | 121 | / |
| Luvugo | 83 | 26 | / |
| Luviga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Livuga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luwuga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Louvounga | 80 | 18 | / |
| Lubunga | 77 | 2,362 | / |
| Luvungo | 77 | 95 | / |
| Luwunga | 77 | 52 | / |
| Luvuggo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwugah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luibuga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luwuuga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Llubuga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lubugha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lumpunga | 71 | 131 | / |
| Luvhungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luwwunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lubugo | 67 | 439 | / |
| Liviga | 67 | 72 | / |
| Luboga | 67 | 47 | / |
| Luwoga | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lowuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luwiga | 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 Luvuga
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