Nalungwa Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nalungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Nalungwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nalungwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalungwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nalungwa is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Nalungwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nalungwa reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nalungwa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Luuka District, where 50 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 14 percent reside and Kaliro District, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naluungwa942/
Nalugwa937,959/
Nalungwe882,229/
Naluggwa881,870/
Nnalugwa8810/
Nalughwa881/
Naluugwa881/
Naluuggwa822/
Nnaluggwa822/
Naluungwe821/
Nalluggwa821/
Nhalungwe821/
Nalogwa801,144/
Nalugwo806/
Nalukwa801/
Nalongwe752/
Nalunkua751/
Nohlongwa711/
Ngalaukwa711/
Nhalhungue6710/
Nalukwo671/
Nalukwgo632/
Nolongwe631/

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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 Nalungwa
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