Luyege Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Luyege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Luyege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luyege Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luyege occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Luyege.
How Common Is The Last Name Luyege? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luyege are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Gomba District, where 50 percent live and Wakiso District, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Luyege is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 25 percent live.
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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 Luyege
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