Lanquaye Surname
Approximately 976 people bear this surname
Lanquaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Lanquaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanquaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lanquaye occurs most in Ghana. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lanquaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanquaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lanquaye is the 368,594th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,466,748 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lanquaye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 970 people, or 1 in 27,856. Outside of Ghana this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanquay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lamquaye | 88 | 10 | / |
| Languaye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Languay | 80 | 329 | / |
| Languhay | 75 | 20 | / |
| Languiye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Langguay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lanquais | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lankuy | 71 | 55 | / |
| Lankay | 71 | 50 | / |
| Lankae | 71 | 13 | / |
| Lancay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lanqaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lancue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lonqay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Langcay | 67 | 1,707 | / |
| Langkay | 67 | 989 | / |
| Llancay | 67 | 336 | / |
| Langway | 67 | 268 | / |
| Langbay | 67 | 217 | / |
| Lonqueu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Lankoue | 67 | 41 | / |
| Langueu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Languey | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lankuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lankeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lankaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lankhae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Langkae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Longqay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Longuay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lanquaye
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