Luyagwa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luyagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luyagwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Luyagwa Last Name Facts

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

Luyagwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luyagwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Luyagwa is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Luyagwa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Luyagwa is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 69 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 8 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luyagwah931/
Luyigwa864/
Luyingwa8049/
Lougwa774/
Leugwa772/
Laigwa771/
Laungwa715/
Hlougwa714/
Layakwa711/
Layngwa711/
Leyakwa711/
Loungway6720/
Leyangua671/

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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 Luyagwa
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