Lanogwa Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lanogwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lanogwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1701:271,64617,921
England11:55,718,059489,080
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Lanogwa Demographics

Lanogwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Lanogwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lanogwa is most common in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanogwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,315,412th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lanogwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 271,646. In Kenya Lanogwa is most common in: Vihiga County, where 64 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 30 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found.

Lanogwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lanogwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanugba711/
Longokwa671/
Lanougue671/
Lanhougbe6316/
Lanaque57282/
Lanugue576/
Lanague574/
Lanoque573/
Laneequa532/
Lananque531/
Lanocque531/
Launaque531/
Lanasque531/
Lanazque531/
Lognaguha501/
Longougue501/
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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 Lanogwa
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