Langweni Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Langweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Langweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1781:297,42523,042
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Langweni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Langweni is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Langweni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,210,518th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Langweni are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Langweni is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 297,425. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 62 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 35 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Langweni occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Langweni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Langweni last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Langweni
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