Langawa Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Langawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Langawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Langawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Langawa is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Langawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Langawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Langawa are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Langawa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Yobe, where 90 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 4 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.

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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 Langawa
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