Lanyeko Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Lanyeko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Lanyeko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanyeko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lanyeko is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanyeko? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lanyeko is the 2,635,433rd most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lanyeko are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Lanyeko is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda Lanyeko is mostly found in: Lamwo District, where 59 percent are found, Kitgum District, where 37 percent are found and Gulu District, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanyeka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lonyekou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hlanyeka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lonyeka | 71 | 274 | / |
| Lonyiko | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lanayka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanueco | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanjeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laneeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanieka | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lanayaka | 67 | 34 | / |
| Laniecka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Longeiko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Llaneika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuneiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lanieska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lonyikot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lonyiako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lanjekahs | 63 | 1 | / |
| Laneikqua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lanowiecka | 59 | 2 | / |
| Laainayaka | 59 | 1 | / |
| Longeka | 57 | 109 | / |
| Lenjiko | 57 | 4 | / |
| Lenyika | 57 | 3 | / |
| Lanaeca | 57 | 1 | / |
| Logneka | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lenjeka | 57 | 1 | / |
| Longieka | 53 | 34 | / |
| Łaniecka | 53 | 7 | / |
| Lanauskas | 50 | 55 | / |
| Lanjiquot | 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 Lanyeko
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis