Lanjesi Surname

245,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lanjesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanjesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,6211:10,5611,629
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lanjesi (193) may also be a first name.

Lanjesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanjesi is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanjesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 245,043rd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,484,644 people. The surname Lanjesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lanjesi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 653,740th most frequent first name in the world, held by 193 people.

The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,621 people, or 1 in 10,561. Not including Malawi Lanjesi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanjisi8652/
Lanjesa866/
Lancesi864/
Langesi862/
Langeshi8024/
Langesih803/
Lanchesi801/
Lanceschi751/
Lagnese71757/
Langisi71630/
Lancisi71136/
Longesi714/
Laniese712/
Lenyesi711/
Lonyesi711/
Langeci711/
Lancese711/
Lagnesy711/
Langiji711/
Laniesse67619/
Lanzuisi67382/
Langescheid67114/
Langnese67112/
Longeshi6759/
Langesee6719/
Lancissi6716/
Langeset6714/
Lanyidji674/
Langesay672/
Hlangisi672/
Hlanyisi671/
Liongesi671/
Langechi671/
Langezhi671/
Langises671/
Langishi671/
Lanhidji671/
Laniesha670/

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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 Lanjesi
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