Lanignan Surname
Approximately 749 people bear this surname
Lanignan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 737 | 1:14,024 | 1,917 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Lanignan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanignan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lanignan is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanignan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lanignan is the 452,985th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname Lanignan is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lanignan are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 737 people, or 1 in 14,024. In Benin Lanignan is most common in: Plateau Department, where 44 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 30 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 1 percent reside and Gabon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagnignan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Laninan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Langinan | 88 | 117 | / |
| Lanignam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lanygnan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Laningan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Langenan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Langenhan | 82 | 823 | / |
| Langignon | 82 | 31 | / |
| Lanningan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Langinhan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Lanjnan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Langenhaun | 78 | 17 | / |
| Lenignon | 75 | 26 | / |
| Langinon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lanningon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Laninom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lanjnon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Langenhohn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lonegnon | 63 | 51 | / |
| Lenegnon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lagnenon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lonnenan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lonesnan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Latninhom | 59 | 1 | / |
| Lonnenann | 59 | 1 | / |
| Langenhein | 56 | 36 | / |
| Lougninhon | 56 | 1 | / |
| Lonehegnon | 56 | 1 | / |
| Lonaynon | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Lanignan
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