Lanwin Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Lanwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lanwin (6) may also be a first name.

Lanwin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lanwin is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanwin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lanwin is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lanwin live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lanwin is also the 4,967,096th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 6 people.

The surname is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Lanwin is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent are found and Zou Department, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Benin it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leanwin923/
Lanwing921/
Lanwoin920/
Lanbin83196/
Lanwen837/
Lanuin833/
Lahnwn831/
Lanweng773/
Lianwen773/
Lianbin771/
Leinwind716/
Lambin674,128/
Lanbyn677/
Lanuim671/
Lanben670/
Lianben623/
Lohnwen621/
Lanbehn621/
Lainueng574/
Lambn551/
Lamben50114/
Lombin50104/
Lambyn5041/
Lonben503/
Lambín501/

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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
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  • 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 Lanwin
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