Lyakunga Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lyakunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyakunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2681:197,54316,901
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Lyakunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyakunga is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyakunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lyakunga is the 966,131st most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lyakunga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Lyakunga is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 197,543. In Tanzania Lyakunga is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 98 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Lyakunga is found in one country. It also occurs in Namibia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakunga932/
Lyakuna931/
Lyakungi8855/
Lyakonga8843/
Laikunga884/
Lakounga881/
Lakuna86246/
Lekunga80348/
Lokunga8021/
Lyakona809/
Lakumna809/
Lakouga807/
Lakouna802/
L'Akuna801/
Lakhumna7517/
Lekungha7511/
Liakonga759/
Laykunas754/
Lekeunga751/
Lekungah751/
Lakaungi751/
Lacungna751/
Lacuna711,936/
Lokuna7191/
Lakona7136/
Lakusenge7134/
Lakkughat715/
Lakoga712/
Loukounga711/
Lakuno711/
Lokonga672,994/
Llacuna672,660/
Lascuna67133/
Lacugna6784/
Lacunas6746/
Laconga6718/
Lakongo6715/
Lacunha6715/
Laikona6713/
Liacuna6713/
Leakona678/
Lagkona676/
Laicuna672/
Lacouna672/
Leukuna671/
Lakkaughah671/
Lakkuno671/
Lacungo671/
Laucuna671/
Lakonaa671/

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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 Lyakunga
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