Lanewa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lanewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Lanewa (7) may also be a first name.

Lanewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lanewa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lanewa is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lanewa live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 7 people.

The surname Lanewa is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Launewa925/
Laneway921/
Langeway8637/
Laneva83129/
Lenewa8387/
Lanawa8364/
Lanjwa8318/
Laneba835/
Lanywa833/
Lonewa831/
Hlanjwa771,285/
Lanaway77314/
Laneave77120/
Laneeva7784/
Lanoway7778/
Lannawa7750/
Leneway7748/
Lainawa7724/
Lamneva7724/
Lanjwat7724/
Lanaeva7714/
Laenawa779/
Lyaneva777/
Lahneva777/
Hlanywa776/
Hlonewa773/
Llaneva773/
Lahnawa772/
Hlenewa771/
Lianhwa771/
Langeva771/
Longewa771/
Lasneva771/
Latneva771/
Laeneva771/
Lanoeva771/
Longeway71374/
Laniwaya713/
Lyagneva712/
Lanewith711/
Llanaway711/
Leaneave711/
Lanheiba711/
Laneve671,847/
Laniba671,491/
Lanava671,038/
Leneva67416/
Loneva6735/
Laneby6734/
Lannewehr6730/
Laniwi6723/
Lanevi6719/
Loungeway6713/
Lanhua6711/
Lenawa6711/
Lanève6710/
Lanebo678/
Lanibe675/
Laniva672/
Lañeba672/
Lanjue672/
Lenewo672/
Lanive671/
Lenywa671/
Lonewy671/
Laniwe671/
Lanebi671/
Lanevo671/
Lonewe671/
Lagnua671/
Lanhue671/

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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 Lanewa
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