Langson Surname

143,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Langson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Langson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6321:32,4403,815
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
United States5431:667,51253,277
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
England731:763,26141,903
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Langson (6,056) may also be a first name.

Langson Last Name Facts

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

Langson is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Langson.

How Common Is The Last Name Langson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 143,965th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,359,957 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Langson live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 85,170th most common first name in the world, borne by 6,056 people.

Langson is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,632 people, or 1 in 32,440. In Tanzania Langson is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 63 percent live, Songwe Region, where 25 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Langson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Langson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Langson surname increased 2,468 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Langson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Langson are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Langson earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 6.78% less than the national average, earning R 221,520 per year and in United States they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning $41,975 USD per year.

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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 Langson
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