Langeni Surname

142,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Langeni Surname User-submission:

A South African surname, meaning 'people of the sun'.

Langeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1631:25,0473,193
Zambia3561:44,5224,311
Tanzania3461:153,01013,848
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England101:5,571,806158,774
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Langeni (278) may also be a first name.

Langeni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A South African surname, meaning 'people of the sun'.

- l.f.mlangeni

Langeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Langeni is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Langeni? popularity and diffusion

Langeni is the 142,011th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,323,835 people. Langeni is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Langeni are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 532,586th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 278 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,163 people, or 1 in 25,047. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 11 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.

Langeni Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Langeni earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning R 205,404 per year and in United States they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning $41,125 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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