Langama Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Langama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 146 | 1:30,195 | 2,888 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Langama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Langama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Langama (Marathi: लंगमा, Oriya: ଲାାମା) occurs most in Liberia. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Langama? popularity and diffusion
Langama is the 1,244,200th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Langama reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 30,195. In Liberia Langama is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 48 percent are found, Lofa County, where 33 percent are found and Margibi County, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Liberia it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Langama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Langama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାାମା | laama | - |
| Langama in the Marathi language | ||
| लंगमा | langama | - |
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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 Langama
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