Luwagu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Luwagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Luwagu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luwagu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwagu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Luwagu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwagu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Luwagu is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 78 percent reside, Mityana District, where 11 percent reside and Mubende District, where 11 percent reside. Not including Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luwangu92229/
Luwuangu861/
Liwagu83780/
Lubagu8327/
Lujjwaagu801/
Luvangu77268/
Luwongu771/
Lubhaigu711/
Leuvagau711/
Liwogu67137/
Louvangou679/
Lubogu671/
Livogu501/
Louvoungou501/

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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
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  • 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 Luwagu
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